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Flash vs HTML5
There is a bit of a hot debate going on at the moment regarding Flash “vs” HTML5, as a Flash developer I thought I would join in to share with you some of my points of view.

Useful Actionscript Libraries and Utilities
A list of useful Actionscript tools and APIs to make your developer's life easier.

Flex: a Flash developer point of view
You are a Flash developer or designer, you have heard of Flex and you are not too sure what it's all about and if you should learn to use it? This little article might help you to take a decision.

Should you learn Object Oriented Programming with Actionscript ?
You have heard about Object Oriented Programming before (OOP) but you are not too sure what it is and if you really need to learn a bit more about it. You have heard that if you want to use Actionscript 3.0 you will need to learn OOP and you are now wondering if you should really start reading about it.

MDM Zinc 3.0 (Pandora) beta preview
MDM is about to release the new version of the successful SWFtoEXE software Zinc. I had a chance to install the beta and have written a quick preview of what is in stock for us mighty Flash developers.

Actionscript 3.0: a quick overview
Flash CS3 is out and Actionscript 3.0 is on its way to your screen, well it's not a really a big surprise, Flash 9 and Flex have been available in their alpha and beta version for a while before their official releases and many flash developers had the opportunity to get their hands dirty with Actionscript 3.0.

Wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 review
If you are looking to create fancy effects for your games or Flash intros you have many options. Special effects can be created in Flash with actionscript but it can be a lengthy process if you are not an actionscript guru, you can also use a 3D application but the learning curve is quite steep.There is alternative solutions, Wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 could be one of them. In that review we will try to see if that little program dedicated to the creation of special effects can be of any use for us Flash users.

SWF encryption: Amayeta SWF Encrypt 4.0 review
SWF encryption can be very useful if you want to hide your code and protect your SWF from the most popular decompilers on the market. In this review I am putting to the test the latest version of Amayeta SWF Encrypt to see if it really does what it claims.

Creating desktop applications with Flash
Flash is mainly known as a program dedicated to producing animations and applications for the web that run in a web browser. This situation has evolved over the past few years with a couple of programs known as SWF wrappers, Flash wrappers or SWFtoEXE programs, that open the door of desktop application development to a lot of Flash developers and Flash designers.

Common mistakes in Flash development
We all make mistakes and this is good because it is how we learn. I thought it would be a good idea to try to set up a little list of common mistakes that I regularly see in Flash development.

Flash versus HTML : a real debate ?
5-6 years ago there was the phenomena of "Flashmania" all over the web. Big corporate names, especially in the car industry, were all going for full Flash websites. But where have they all gone ? It looks like most of these companies are now back to the old HTML way of doing things. What happened ? Well it looks like things have just been put into place.

Learning Flash: the ins and outs
You tried the demo of Flash and you really want to learn more about it ? Good choice Flash is a wonderful piece of software, Flash is a door that opens on a land of wonders now you need to unlock that door. This article will hopefully help you to find your own keys.

Naming conventions in actionscript
Is your actionscript code human readable ? are your colleagues terrorising you to get those variable names right ? if you are not too sure of the answer have a look at this article.

Organizing and structuring your Adobe Flash projects
Are you an organized Adobe Flash developer or designer ? here are some tips and tricks that might help you to improve your productivity.

Optimizing your Flash SWFs
This article will give you some tips and tricks that will help you to optimize your Flash content to be sure that your SWF will run fast and smoothly on most computers.