Boxercast for CS205
Boxercast for CS205

Boxercast for CS205

Michael Geraci

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Podcasts for the Pacific University Community. The CS205 podcast supports Mike Geraci's Introduction to Programming for Multimedia class. Each episode features a short lecture about a single concept in ActionScript 2.0. These lectures are designed to assist students with little or no experience with programming languages.

Recent Episodes

Episode 9: Loops and loops and loops and loops and...
APR 2, 2007
Episode 9: Loops and loops and loops and loops and...
Episode 9: Loops are a very powerful aspect of any programming language, they allow you to perform a series of actions quickly and efficiently. in this episode, we'll talk about all the different types of loops in ActionScript, with special emphais on the "for" loop.
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12 MIN
Episode 8: if(you don't know conditionals)then listen to this
FEB 15, 2007
Episode 8: if(you don't know conditionals)then listen to this
Episode 8: conditional statements are vital to any programming language. This podcast introduces you to "if" statements in ActionScript and their more versatile counterpart, the "switch".
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9 MIN
Episode 7: Passing parameters to functions and hold the mayo!
FEB 9, 2007
Episode 7: Passing parameters to functions and hold the mayo!
Episode 7 talks about how and why we pass a parameter to a function or a method. Some functions just need a little extra direction before they can do their job just like you and I need to know exactly what we're hungry for when we go to make a sandwich.
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8 MIN
Episode 6: Objects, classes and a cheesy metaphor
FEB 7, 2007
Episode 6: Objects, classes and a cheesy metaphor
Episode 6 introduces a "big picture" concept: objects and classes, the pre-defined elements that swirl around the Flash universe, and the system by which they are organized. Key topics in this episode include: a discussion of methods and properties, a discussion about the power and glory of movieclips, the notion of instantiatiion; and inheritance.
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15 MIN
Episode 5: Meet your new friend, the variable
FEB 4, 2007
Episode 5: Meet your new friend, the variable
Episode 5 introduces you to variables. You'll learn how to declare, initialize, set, and change a variable. The slightly more complex aspects of variables are also introduced: you'll hear about strict typing your variables, and the scope of variables.
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21 MIN