Foundation Flash MX Applications

I am a programmer and needed to get into the programming side of Flash MX, rather than the design side. I bought a few books, which have been useful; but this is the one I would recommend if you wish to be a knowledgeable user of Flash. Yes, it starts out to be a basic guide and by the end of the book you have been introduced to how and where Flash should be used, and as a bonus, you get an intro into using XML, PHP and MySQL. This is a true thumbs up, 5 stars from me. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a start in Flash programming.

I found Foundation Flash Applications to be a fantastic book. It covers a wide range of material along the way to building a central application. I found the code layout and thorough explanation really helped. In regard to rdavenport14's post, it's not just a book about a blog. What you learn while building the FlashBlog application give's you a solid grounding in building flash applications - the essentials that you can use to build upon in future applications.

I just received this book and I could not put it down. This is a great place to start if you want to learn how to build a Flash based application.