Colin Moock

Colin Moock
Resting place	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	Programmer, Flash and ActionScript expert
Notable work(s)	Essential ActionScript 3.0 (2007), Essential ActionScript 2.0 (2004), ActionScript: The Definitive Guide (2001)
moock.org

Colin Moock is a world-renowned Flash and ActionScript expert, 'ActionScript guru', according to some Adobe reviews.^[1] He is a well-known author and tutor, as well as a programmer.^[2]

Career

Moock studied at the Literature Department of the University of Waterloo, Canada.^[3] Since 1995 Web has been his playground. For some time, Colin worked as a webmaster for SoftQuad, Inc. (until 1997).^[4] For the next four years, he served in ICE, one of the leading interactive agencies. Moock has developed interactive applications for Sony, HP, Procter & Gamble and other famous brands.^[4]

Multiuser era

C. Moock is also an apostle of the multiuser technology applications (what he called 'the Multiuser Era'). He is one of the creators of the Union project - a development platform for such applications.^[5]

Bibliography

Moock has written several books about Flash and ActionScript, some of the ones became the bestsellers. His works are translated into many languages (inсluding French, German, Russian).

• 2001. ActionScript: The Definitive Guide. O'Reilly.
• 2002. ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide. O'Reilly.
• 2003. ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference. O'Reilly.
• 2004. Essential ActionScript 2.0. O'Reilly.
• 2007. Essential ActionScript 3.0. O'Reilly.

References

1. ^ Colin Moock's Lost ActionScript Weekend tv.adobe.com - a source of the Adobe Systems, current owner of Flash and Flex.
2. ^ An O'Reilly's profile
3. ^ My first site
4. ^ ^{a b} Colin Moock's profile on www.actionscript.org
5. ^ Union Platform - Interview with Colin Moock

External links

• moock.org — official site;
• lectures — lectures by Moock;

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