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Actionscript vs V

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When comparing Actionscript vs V, the Slant community recommends V for most people. In the question“What is the best programming language to learn first?” V is ranked 32nd while Actionscript is ranked 74th. The most important reason people chose V is:

V is easier than C and fast like C.

Specs

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Current Version0.1.24

DeveloperAlexander Medvednikov

Development StatusAlpha

LicenseMIT

ParadigmMulti-paradigm: procedural, object-oriented, concurrent

PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac

PriceFree, Open Source

Sitevlang.io

Supported platformsWindows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD, Solaris, Android (Termux)

Typing disciplineStrong, static, inferred, structural

Zipped size~1.4 MB

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Common Questions

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Pros

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Great for light games

Easy 2D and rich 3D capabilities means ActionScript is a great game prototyping or production tool. Relatively easy to get images on a stage and easy to share with it's wide platform support.

Pro
Wide compatability

Runs on all major platforms as an AIR executable or mobile app, as well as in-browser as a FLASH file.

Pro
Object-oriented

Teaches strong typed habits and follows many conventions of major programming languages.

Pro
Large community

Online games and a colorful history means there are a lot of existing scripts and examples on the internet for available integration as well as tutorials.

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Fast like C

V is easier than C and fast like C.

Pro
Simplicity

V is simple and powerful.

Pro
Single Paradigm

Follows the philosophy that there should be only one way to do something, as opposed to multi-paradigm languages like C++.

Pro
Generics

V has generics.

Pro
GUI editor

A visual editor for building native GUI apps is planned, it will use WinAPI/GDI+ on Windows, Cocoa on macOS. On Linux custom drawing is used.

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Cons

Con
No future

The last stable release is : 3.0 / June 27, 2006. Adobe confirmed there will be no 4.0, ever. This train has stopped long time ago.

Con
Not very widely used

Past its hay-day, ActionScript is reserved for more niche products. This in turn means that choosing ActionScript as a career path is often ill-advised. Exceptions include ScaleForm for UI/UX in games (including AAA games) and light apps and games.

Con
Waning support

Un-usable in-browser on most mobile devices, ActionScript is used mainly for niche AIR programs, graphical mobile and in-browser apps and games, and in UI/UX using Scaleform.