A beginner-friendly guide to writing Flash applications using only ActionScript 3 and the free Adobe Flex SDK, without needing a GUI IDE. Covers setting up the mxmlc compiler, writing a Hello World SWF from scratch, understanding the Flash display list (Stage, Sprite, DisplayObject), using metadata tags like [SWF(...)], and speeding up builds with the fcsh Flex Compiler Shell. Aimed at command-line developers on Linux who want to avoid expensive GUI tools.
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