A is for ActionScript

ActionScript is the language of Flex (and Flash). ActionScript is Adobe's implementation of ECMA Script, thus is similar in many ways to JavaScript.

Characteristics of ActionScript:

• Is object oriented
• Uses single inheritance
• Uses strongly typed variables
• Has Packages, Classes, and Interfaces
• Supports static functions and variables
• Supports dynamic classes and objects

ActionScript related links:

• http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/
  
• http://www.flexafterdark.com/docs/
• http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/ActionScript:Introduction