Comments on: The Paradigm Shift of MX 2004 https://jessewarden.com/2003/08/the-paradigm-shift-of-mx-2004.html Software | Fitness | Gaming Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:59:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: JesterXL https://jessewarden.com/2003/08/the-paradigm-shift-of-mx-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-792 Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:59:35 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=253#comment-792 Thank you! The more the merrier.

]]> By: subquark https://jessewarden.com/2003/08/the-paradigm-shift-of-mx-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-791 Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:57:24 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=253#comment-791 Outstanding and extremely accurate and well-written. Wonderful use of the Swiss-Quartz example.

You have helped me switch from apprehensive to enthusiastic about the new MM product(s).

Thanks for taking the time to express your learned opinion!

]]> By: JesterXL https://jessewarden.com/2003/08/the-paradigm-shift-of-mx-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-790 Thu, 04 Sep 2003 07:48:05 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=253#comment-790 Well said! They need more peeps like you out dere.

]]> By: Rob https://jessewarden.com/2003/08/the-paradigm-shift-of-mx-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-789 Thu, 04 Sep 2003 06:00:01 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=253#comment-789 yeah, it’s been an interesting ride. I came from a photography background, and fell in love with Flash, back at version 3 (though looking back now, i wonder how that was possible..). At that stage my computer knowledge peaked at basic photoshop. Pretty soon, i realised I was onto a good thing, as work making Flash sites soon outdid my photography revenue, and the satisfaction i got was even higher.
My first site, i managed to get a play button to swap between play, and playing, depending on the situation. I was pretty proud of my mastery.
Where i am going with this, is that I’m a ‘child of flash’, as I’m sure are alot of other people out there. As I master each version, another comes out, and i start again, from learning to write simple logic, to creating custom classes, Its been about 4 years of accomplishment after accomplishment. From creating basic animations, to writing applications and games.
Those of us that weren’t programmers to start with have been lucky to learn this way. I’ve finally started to master class structures (in v6), and as with every version, all of a sudden workarounds that i had painfully developed or learned from some of the masters out there, are now standard features. This doesn’t mean that I’ve wasted my time at all, it means that I’ve got a good understanding of how something works, before its handed to me on a platter.
Its been kinda like getting a chapter at a time, of the ‘programming logic’ book. I have to push and bend each chapter till i can do what i need, but then when i finally get to read the next chapter, it all makes perfect sense.
I’ve read alot of criticism of the new version of Flash, saying that they are leaving new users behind, and I agree. I’ve been really lucky to have this drip feeding from Macromedia, I’ve developed into a much stronger programmer, and also i understand my medium so much more (not just Flash, but the concept of interactive as a whole).
I do think that there are people being left behind, and if i had to come up with a training course for people wanting to become interactive designers/programmers it would be get a copy of Flash 3, and then once a year, upgrade it.

But the only way is forwards, and I’m $%^$&ing excited to get my hands on the next version. I want to see what it can’t do, and then do my goddamn best to see if i can do it.

]]> By: JesterXL https://jessewarden.com/2003/08/the-paradigm-shift-of-mx-2004.html/comment-page-1#comment-788 Wed, 03 Sep 2003 22:49:04 +0000 http://jessewarden.com/?p=253#comment-788 I’m all about Hot Pockets, but Adobe’s attempt, though valiant, certainly showcases the head on the pig-pole in front of the castle your about to enter… and there were rumblings from a lot of people proclaiming Flash was about to die via some Microsoft project, but the rumors have died off. Either way, scary ground for me. Good attitutde, though!

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