I am going to program flash games but I dont know what to use to program it. I know c++ but I dont have it, so does any one have a different type of programing that use the c++ language?
AS3 coding to me is much simpler then others. Although I'm not a big programer I didn't even have to learn much. It was all common sense which is good.
The programming language for Adobe Flash is called "Actionscript". It is separated into Actionscript 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. Each one has it's own unique features and for most users AS 1.0, and 2.0 suit the job perfectly fine.
Adobe's Actionscript language is owned by Adobe after being acquired from Macromedia in 2005. Actionscript is particular to Flash and is not used in any other major web programs that I am aware of.
Actionscript is the only other language that I program with for Flash and I do not use anything else. It is very flexible and has many uses for communicating with xml, databases, and other web dev apps/files.
If you WANT TO CREATE GOOD FLASH GAMES, you will NEED TO LEARN ACTIONSCRIPT. This is all it comes down to. Actionscript is much easier than Java and C++ I would say. It is just the visual twist that catches people off guard by having to program objects that you can visually see and you have to understand the connection between the object on the screen and the programming that is attached to it.
The point is that if you want to program flash games you will most likely have to learn actionscript. Java and java script knowledge help to understand actionscript, but they are not the same.
Though I am much more able in AS2, if you want to make the best flash games, you NEED to learn Actionscript 3.0 it may seem greek at first but you'll be programming great games in a couple months, just make sure you have others test your games before releasing it, as the pros here can give you very generous advice, I could help test but as far as scripting goes you should ask people like John and people like that (after gaining there permission)
