Comments on: My take on the “Has ActionScript failed” debate http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/ "I write pretty software" Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:54:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: astrid http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-62199 astrid Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:00:41 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-62199 I just can't get the "failed" reference with regard to ActionScript. A failed thing does not continue evolving, it just remains where it failed, covered with a thick layer of dust and covered with footprints as an evidence to manifest that people are pretty much over it and have moved on. With ActionScript, this is not the case at hand. On the flip side, AS might have its issues. It might have a lot of them, and these might be causing severe pain around the rear areas of those who are working on leveraging it. Yet despite all this, AS is what brought the Flash platform to where it is at the moment, and as for now, it is not failed. I just can’t get the “failed” reference with regard to ActionScript. A failed thing does not continue evolving, it just remains where it failed, covered with a thick layer of dust and covered with footprints as an evidence to manifest that people are pretty much over it and have moved on. With ActionScript, this is not the case at hand.

On the flip side, AS might have its issues. It might have a lot of them, and these might be causing severe pain around the rear areas of those who are working on leveraging it. Yet despite all this, AS is what brought the Flash platform to where it is at the moment, and as for now, it is not failed.

]]> By: jeff haynie http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-61007 jeff haynie Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:15:20 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-61007 we look forward to you trying out titanium and giving us your feedback. thanks for the mention. we look forward to you trying out titanium and giving us your feedback. thanks for the mention.

]]> By: shaun smith » Flash Platform – Oh Teh Lolz! http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-60888 shaun smith » Flash Platform – Oh Teh Lolz! Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:11:22 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-60888 [...] http://blog.hexagonstar.com/actionscript-beaten-like-a-ginger-stepchild/ http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/ Categories: Banter Tags: actionscript, adobe, as3, flash, flex Comments (0) Trackbacks [...] [...] http://blog.hexagonstar.com/actionscript-beaten-like-a-ginger-stepchild/ http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/ Categories: Banter Tags: actionscript, adobe, as3, flash, flex Comments (0) Trackbacks [...]

]]> By: Colin Maxwell http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-60883 Colin Maxwell Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:08:37 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-60883 As a long time AS coder, I was initially shocked by the differences between old AS and AS3, but I've taken the time to learn the new version and can now do everything I used to do, and more. There's always a reaction to change, and I think the best option here is to embrace it and see that AS3 is actually a more powerful tool that just needs a little more care when handling it. Its like moving up from a Mini to a Ferrari. As a long time AS coder, I was initially shocked by the differences between old AS and AS3, but I’ve taken the time to learn the new version and can now do everything I used to do, and more.
There’s always a reaction to change, and I think the best option here is to embrace it and see that AS3 is actually a more powerful tool that just needs a little more care when handling it. Its like moving up from a Mini to a Ferrari.

]]> By: Video | Enjolt.com | Innovate for Success http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-60877 Video | Enjolt.com | Innovate for Success Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:04:59 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-60877 [...] I would get the first error, if I did it the standard way I would get the instance error. My take on the “Has ActionScript failed” debate - arpitonline.com 08/09/2009 There is a lot of buzz going around twitter and the blogosphere the [...] [...] I would get the first error, if I did it the standard way I would get the instance error. My take on the “Has ActionScript failed” debate – arpitonline.com 08/09/2009 There is a lot of buzz going around twitter and the blogosphere the [...]

]]> By: arpit http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-60870 arpit Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-60870 @Pradeek @Ross couldn't agree more :), I am more interested in what I can do with it than how I write it. @Pradeek @Ross couldn’t agree more :) , I am more interested in what I can do with it than how I write it.

]]> By: Ross http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-60869 Ross Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:35:04 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-60869 I agree with Pradeek. I can't see the need for this discussion, though it is healthy for a community to have this type of debate. I think people believe adding in OO features is a straight forward process like Generics but really there is a lot more to it. You need to tailor the language to the community and the AS community is a mix of designers and developers. This is a really a widespread community and the language needs to reflect that or you will alienate part of the community. Lets compared this to, say language like Java, which is a community of developers and hard core developers ;-). I really feel some developers are just thinking my other OO language has X feature so AS should also have X. Developers need to balance their statements on why they shouldn't have that feature or at least think about it. Unless these people want Frankenstein languages? I think Adobe has a done a great job so far with the platform and I'm confident they will continue to. As Ted says in his post they are welcoming to comments/suggestions from the community. I agree with Pradeek. I can’t see the need for this discussion, though it is healthy for a community to have this type of debate.

I think people believe adding in OO features is a straight forward process like Generics but really there is a lot more to it. You need to tailor the language to the community and the AS community is a mix of designers and developers. This is a really a widespread community and the language needs to reflect that or you will alienate part of the community. Lets compared this to, say language like Java, which is a community of developers and hard core developers ;-) . I really feel some developers are just thinking my other OO language has X feature so AS should also have X. Developers need to balance their statements on why they shouldn’t have that feature or at least think about it. Unless these people want Frankenstein languages?

I think Adobe has a done a great job so far with the platform and I’m confident they will continue to. As Ted says in his post they are welcoming to comments/suggestions from the community.

]]> By: Pradeek http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/08/09/my-take-on-the-has-actionscript-failed-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-60863 Pradeek Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:23:25 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=292#comment-60863 I dunno why this discussion about AS3 being a bad language started all of a sudden. Ted Patrick's post http://onflash.org/ted/2009/08/future-of-flash-platform.php lead to Joa's post. I admit that Joa's post has a lot of valid points but the posts from then on in left the important area of AS3 performance to changing the language itself.Instead of talking about how AS3 should change, we should first let Adobe deal with the performance issues and the ton of bugs they have to fix. I dunno why this discussion about AS3 being a bad language started all of a sudden. Ted Patrick’s post http://onflash.org/ted/2009/08/future-of-flash-platform.php lead to Joa’s post. I admit that Joa’s post has a lot of valid points but the posts from then on in left the important area of AS3 performance to changing the language itself.Instead of talking about how AS3 should change, we should first let Adobe deal with the performance issues and the ton of bugs they have to fix.

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