Why I love the Flash Community
Keith Peters nails it in his interview with ActionScriptHero.org:
The Flash community is seriously one of the best parts of being into Flash. I mean, the tools are cool, and what you can do with them is cool, but the openness and willing to help and share and teach each other is really incredible. I’ve dabbled in some other technology groups and have seen people appalled when I dared ask them how they did something, like I was trying to steal their precious secrets. But in the Flash community, you ask someone how they did something, they’ll sit you down, buy you a beer, explain it in detail and email you the source code the next day.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
right! I share that same feelings and try to spread this ahead. Every one should do it that way. The best definition by the way!
Cheers,
Marcos Arruda
16 Sep 08 at 3:44 pm
Agree agree agree! That’s honestly one of the main reason why I love Flash.
Joe Kromer
16 Sep 08 at 8:25 pm
I am agree too!!!
The best developer comunity!!!
I always love flash
Thanks flash!!! ;)
Dani Garcia
16 Sep 08 at 11:10 pm
Well said. I remember learning all my Flash stuffs through the community.
During Flash 5 days, I remember emailing back and forth with a great guy (forgot who it was) helping me with my initial ActionScript project (rather complex, something about calculating Body Mass Index and few other Med stuffs) and learning a great deal along the way.
Brajeshwar
16 Sep 08 at 11:56 pm
Absolutly agree to this. I remember him last year at the FOTB conference. I arrived very late at night. And the first guy I met was Keith. I first saw him one year before at the same place and his welcome was really nice! i was impressed he remembered me. Than we had a beer ;)
marc thiele
17 Sep 08 at 12:05 am
Came from director background and there was hell to pay if you dared ask how something was done… You had to pay your dues. I was shocked to find Andries Odendaal releasing his source to the public. Amazing! It changed the way I work and I am better because of it …
Brendan
17 Sep 08 at 1:04 am
I know of other communities that do more or less the same, but member do not buy you a beer. That’s why I have chosen the flash community :) Seriously, he is right!
funkyboy
17 Sep 08 at 2:16 am
Yep! 100% right! And that’s the same outside of the United States! (if you want french or belgium beer ;))
I think it’s just because most of Flash/Flex developpers are first creatives & artists guys. They came to Flash not because they have to, but just because they were really enjoying it.
Another point is the Adobe vision:
> OpenSource!
It’s like asking help for a Windows user or for a Linux user,
You’ll allways have more answers from the linux community, even if Linux owns less users.
Keep our passion safe with your great stuff, and there’s no way for us to change the way we are doing :) (can’t wait longer for Thermo!!!!)
Cheerz guyz! And happy coding :)
Jean-Christophe TURIN
17 Sep 08 at 2:55 am
Totally agree Mike.
Flash is awesome but the community is taking it to the stars!
So congrats to the Flash Community and Adobe that is helping it.
Savvas Malamas
17 Sep 08 at 3:07 am
WOw coming from somewhat rude background of Java (where most of the guys think they are made from heaven) I feel better. Flex is my new platform of choice and like the experience.
Cheers
Ken Boyd
17 Sep 08 at 2:14 pm
We only buy you a beer because we want you to suffer a long, horrible death as a result of alcohol poisoning! Stay out of my subvershunz!
matthew
18 Sep 08 at 11:23 am
I am buying everyone a beer!
Mauricio Pina
18 Sep 08 at 11:29 am
It was true back in the shockfusion/flashkit/werehere days and it’s still true today. Perhaps other industries could benefit from such openness and collaboration like Finance or Politics? …nah…
Rich
25 Sep 08 at 11:52 am
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