Absolute Beginner Seeks References

[Shadetree Sam]

I am completely new to animation in general and to Adobe Animate. Can someone point me to some vids or reading material on the fundamentals of animation and the Animate Workplace? 
Much appreciated!

[Shadetree Sam]

P.S. I'm an experienced programmer, pretty fluent with Photoshop, and knowledgeable about the design principles and internal structures of common image file types (jpeg, png, bitmaps, and gifs). My goal is to achieve mastery of animation and of Adobe Animate, and I'm willing to invest the necessary time to do so.

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Start here
https://helpx.adobe.com/support/animate.html

There's also built in tutorials and example source files accessed from the start screen