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.

Courses

On the left side of every page is a list of categories. These categories are made up of what we are calling Courses. A Course is a group of tutorials that go together; each one focuses on a specific topic. They begin with some basic introductory tutorials and continue onward from there, until by the end of the Course you are building complete projects from scratch.

In addition, with each tutorial link is a short description of what you can expect to get out of it. Just by putting it on the site, we are saying that we vouch for it; however, there may be techniques that you simply aren’t interested in (or don’t have time for). Either way, this description will give you a chance to decide what you want to learn and when.

Sponsors

The last piece of the puzzle is our Sponsors. On many pages, you’ll notice that there are ads on the left side of the page. These are ads for Flash-based products that we feel are of value to folks like you. For now, we’ll be restricting the ads to Flash products (components and the like) and professional instruction. In other words, you won’t be seeing Zwinky or University of Phoenix ads anytime soon.

That’s probably enough for now. As you’ll notice, we’re in beta right now, so some of the courses may not have as much content as we’d like. Yet. But just give us a few weeks; we’re finding and adding more great tutorials every day.

So what’s stopping you? Pick a course and get started!