The Scenario

So you want to learn Flash. Great! A noble endeavor. And you want to do it on your own, harnessing the vast resources of the internet. Also a good idea, with only one problem: which resources?

The Internet is a vast place. According to some estimates, it contains nearly two ounces of information (which is more than you think when you’re counting electrons). If that doesn’t awe you, consider this article, which tells us that if a byte is a grain of rice, Google processes enough rice daily for every person on earth to have sixteen bowls full. Daily.

The Problem

The main point is this: there is a lot of information out there. There is more than enough to teach you everything you want to know about Flash. If you’ve spent any time searching, you’ve probably seen hundreds of tutorials already- maybe dozens today alone. However, the problem is this: a lot of them kinda suck. You’ve probably noticed this too. Incorrect information, bad (even crippling) practices, ancient Flash versions… the list goes on.

The second problem is this: If you’re new to ActionScript, what do you learn first? XML? Text formatting? Class structure? And where do you go after that? What are the pre-requisites of each tutorial? All this knowledge is out there (somewhere in that two ounces of electrons) but the majority of it is alone, without context, floating in the void.

The Solution

So here’s our solution. Tutorio.us is our attempt to index the best Flash instruction on the Internet, in a context that makes sense. We are dedicated to finding the clearest, best-written content for the most cutting-edge technology and putting it together in ways that everyone can understand.

1. Congratulation. That is one nice looking and really helpful site.
   Cheers!!!
   p.s. any problems with the rss
   feed ?

   Posted by vitaLee | July 22, 2008, 3:22 pm

2. Thanks! I usually do more code than design, but I decided to give the design a shot this time.

   I’m still trying to figure out the best way to do an RSS feed, since I’ll be posting these non-chronologically, and probably a dozen a day for awhile.

   Posted by Zack Jordan | July 22, 2008, 3:46 pm

3. Next time you may want to actually link to the site

   Nice work though - it seems a little barren at the moment, but that’s just a matter of time I guess

   Posted by Richard Davey | July 22, 2008, 4:42 pm

4. I guess I didn’t plan on visitors being so lazy…

   Kidding, of course. And fixed.

   Posted by Zack Jordan | July 22, 2008, 4:54 pm

5. Thanks for all the great information on your websites and at the Flash meeting last night. I’ve been in the process of upgrading my AS skills over the past few months. The resources on your websites will be a huge help to me as I dive deeper into AS3 and 3D. I really appreciate that your filtering though tutorials and maintaining a cutting edge quality standard. Thanks!

   Posted by Curtis | August 8, 2008, 12:41 am

6. You’re very welcome. I think it’s a product that a lot of people need, and I’m more than willing to provide it.

   I may be presenting a talk on the various Flash 3D engines at next month’s meetup- pros, cons, and applications of each. Hopefully that’ll help you out a bit more than my few minutes last night.

   Posted by Zack Jordan | August 8, 2008, 5:56 am

7. supernice man

   great style, great initiative

   I’ve been waiting for a Flash equivalent of VideoCopilot or Maltaannon for AE

   Now it’s here

   Cheers

   Posted by Willem | August 9, 2008, 9:45 am

8. Great initiative! I see people having some hard time starting with AS3, so this kind of ressource is really important.

   Posted by Bartek Drozdz | August 14, 2008, 5:25 pm

9. Excellent resource, thank you

   Posted by Michael J Williams | September 18, 2008, 7:21 pm