Nicolas Cannasse

The recent years of Web development have been marked by several important events. In the Flash world, we have seen a constant evolution of the technology. From a developer's point of view, Flash started to be really usable with the introduction of ActionScript 1.0 in Flash 5 and the improvements made in Flash 6. It turned out that Flash was no longer only an animation tool for designers but also a framework for developers. This led to many Flash projects that would not have been possible before, ranging from Web games to Rich Internet Applications. Flash The usage of Flash by developers has been greatly increased over the years. With the introduction of ActionScript 2, people familiar with existing object-oriented language such as Java could start developing Flash content more easily. With the new graphical effects of Flash 8, game visuals could be greatly improved... (more)