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During our discussion at last night’s meeting, I mentioned that there were two books specifically written on using Design Patterns in ActionScript. The first was Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson. This is a great starter book for anyone interested in applying design patterns to their development. The other is ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns, by William B. Sanders and Chandima Cumaranatunge. This one is a much deeper look into design patterns. So, if you have actually finished reading EAS3.0 by Moock, then you are ready to tackle either one of these.

A third book that I also recommend is in the Head First series, Head First: Design Patterns. Although the examples are written JAVA, it is fairly easy to translate the examples to ActionScript. If you have not had a chance to read one of the Head First series of books, be warned they are unlike any book you have read. 

Both Head First: Design Patterns and ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns are O’Reilly books, so you can use the User Group discount. 

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