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Should I learn ActionScript 3.0? What is it needed for?
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** The short questions **
Do I need ActionScript to use with Animate and make interactive animations for my website?
When / Why would learning ActionScript would be useful?
Are there any video classes for ActionScript?
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AS3 is the scripting language for SWFs. SWFs require Flash Player if you want to run them on a website. Flash Player was forcibly banished from every web browser on the planet a year or two ago. So no, AS3 is not needed or even an option for interactivity on the web anymore.
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Stick to javascript.
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