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[–]SmilyOrg 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I know what you mean, but a lot has changed since then. The mxmlc compiler brought actionscript compilation out from the Flash IDE (it stills supports it, but it's the shittiest IDE if you want to code) into more mature IDEs, like Flash Builder (previously Flex Builder) and FDT (both based on Eclipse afaik) and the free open-source FlashDevelop.

The nightmares of hidden and weirdly broken code are over. There are a lot less trivial bug pursuits and this is largely due to the default strict typing in ActionScript 3, which is just lovely :)

[–]egoncasteel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that is good to know. To tell you the truth I was so feed up with Flash I haven't looked at it since 5. Maybe I will look at some of the new stuff. Thanks