EDIT: I am no longer working on the NextGenAS tutorials, but if you’re interested in Apache Royale, check out the ActionScript & MXML extension for Visual Studio Code that I maintain. It’s a spin-off project from my NextGenAS efforts.
What if you could continue using ActionScript on the web, but without a plugin? What if you could use JS libraries like CreateJS and Pixi.js with ActionScript? Libraries that have familiar APIs inspired by years of working with Adobe Flash Player. I don’t think developers need to start from scratch. We should embrace the open web on our own terms. We’ve heard so many claims that Flash Player is bad, but we know better. We don’t need to abandon the parts that work so well. The ActionScript language especially, but also the great display list APIs and vector drawing capabilities that we came to love so much.
For more details, read my second tutorial on NextGen ActionScript, Introduction to dts2as: Using TypeScript definitions with ActionScript.
I’m working on many more articles and tutorials (including videos!), and I’m adding new capabilities to the dts2as utility. I’m also watching out for additional ways that new open source tools can improve the workflow with transpiled ActionScript. If you’d love to learn more about how you can keep ActionScript in your workflow (or bring it back!), please support me by becoming a patron. Patreon follows a slightly different model than sites like Kickstarter. Instead of a one-time pledge, Patreon is about more long-term, sustainable funding with small, monthly donations. You’ll get frequent updates about new tutorials and tools as I work on them, and I hope to release some special patron-only exclusives too! It’s easy to sign up and you can cancel at any time. Pledge any amount that you prefer, even as little as a dollar.
Thank you so much, and happy coding!