ActionScript 3 is the programming language for the Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR runtime environments.
ActionScript 3 is the programming language for the Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR runtime environments.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/learning.html
Utilizing Flash's own Stage to create vector images, websites, maps, animations, even games, and then referencing those objects via ActionScript to create game play, animations (Movie Clips), and morphing (Tweening).
The Actionscript Virtual Machine is based on JavaScript. As a seasoned programmer the approach is much like Java and will seem familiar once learning the native protocols.