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I’m pleased to announce that the AS3 Apex user group now has Adam Longaway on board. Adam is a talented web/multimedia developer from build a bear workshop. So be sure to stop and stay hi to Adam if you see him at our meeting or in the forums.
- Josh Chernoff.
Now things are still in the works, but I am very pleased to announce Joey Lott “hopefully” will be presenting for AS3 Apex in October. For any of you who are unfamiliar with Joey’s work there is a not so small list of links for you at the bottom.
Now before this meeting can happen our user group needs a new location for this event per request of Joey. So I am calling you the community to help out and donate a location for this event. If you can help please write me at josh@gfxcomplex.com or just post a reply in this blog post with a way that I can contact you.
And once again for any of you looking to learn a thing or two about Action script here is a list of books and tutorial that Joey created for you. Take my word for it, he is a great presenter and knows Action Script inside and out. If you don’t believe just have a look for your self.
Online Content:
Lynda.com video Tutorials made by Joey Lott
Community MX Tutorials
Books:
ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook
Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns
Flash 8 ActionScript Bible
Programming Flex 3
Programming Flex 2
Macromedia Flash MX
I believe that flash is on it’s last leg out here in st.Louis due to the lack of properly trained AS3 developers or just the lack of their presents.
I will start by stating I wish to be a part of a community that thrives on ideas and networking.
At the moment St.Louis has nether for flash developers.
Recruiters are running ramped with unethical practices. Most agencies don’t know enough about Flash technologies to really harness their potential. And to top it all off there is a genuine lack of real enthusiasm for our industry in St.Louis. I hope to change all of that!
If your a Flash, Flex or Air developer you will only be helping your own career by contributing to this Action script user group in some way or form, be it time, money equipment, location, ideas or at the very least attending the user group.
So if you would like to see this user group continue please post a comment as to why you thing this is a good idea. Maybe you think it’s a bad idea, any way post your thoughts as it will decide the future of this user group.
- Josh Chernoff.
I plan on posting the date to the first monthly meeting with in the week.
Since the attendance most likely will be small at first, that and since the casinos meeting rooms are still being constructed I will be hosting our first meeting in a coffee shop over by forest park called:
Kayak’s Cafe
276 North Skinker Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63130
(314) 862-4447
The coffee shop is one of the nicer ones I have been to in st.Loius and being a coffee shop snob and being raised in Portland OR I know what makes a good coffee shop so when I say it’s one of the nicer ones thats saying a lot “specially for st.Louis”. The shop has a room off to the left of the front door I will most likly be hosting back in there. When is still up in the air.
Even if you can’t come I will be broadcasting live on our site via a flash media server and media encoder. We will also record the meeting for later viewing.
FYI: our forums are up though naked. You can view them at http://as3apex.com/forum Plus there is much more coming soon so check back often!
- Josh Chernoff
Theres nothing in there yet but I hope it soon fills with interesting conversations from our as3 community.
