Who Shouldn t Read This Book

Who Shouldn't Read This Book

It's hard for me to dissuade anyone from purchasing this book. However, the reality is that there are some audiences who will not benefit as much as others from it. This book is not an introduction to programming. Although it doesn't assume all readers have years of experience developing applications, it does assume a basic knowledge of programming terminology and constructs (for example, we don't explain what a conditional statement or loop is). A basic understanding of programming principles ( variables , functions, conditions, and loops ) will greatly aid the reader.

This book is also not intended as an introduction to the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 interface. There are several very good books that cover the topic in depth. We simply chose to focus on the fairly specialized topic of OOP with ActionScript 2.0.

Lastly, folks without a sense of humor may have trouble with this book. We have taken great pains to attempt to keep this text light-hearted and humorous . Please understand that we mean no offence by our attempts at levity . The material covered in this book is deep and detailed, and we make our best efforts to keep readers from becoming bored as they read and (hopefully) learn from it.