11th Feb 2008

Translation of the AS3 seminar slides

I’ve finished translating the seminar slides of “actionscript 3.0 from the ground up in Tokyo” though it’s been already almost one month since it’s held.[here is the translation]
At the time, I just casually stood for the translation as in terms of English I could easily grasp the contents without any help. But actually it took bit of times.

The toughest part was in fact Japanese terminology. Truth to be told, I learnt this kind of things in English and had no idea for Japanese version of Identifier, Modifier etc.
Although I took extra care of those jargons, I strongly recommend new learners take priority on assimilating the nature of the words, not the words themselves.

Anyway, It’s nice that I’ve done it!
Actually I have an experience to contribute to a flash book a few years ago. For this translation, I feel great for the fact that I could make use of the both skill of Japanese I improved at the time and English I’ve been studying for years. As always, I believe the set of skills affects multiplicatively, not additively. Therefore, I’ll keep trying to acquire new skills and maintain those things though I should avoid confusion caused by too many things to handle.

Besides, through this translation I got a deep comprehension towards the basics of ActionSccript. Although it’s said that there is no royal road to learning, I know the one. Teaching it to somebody is by far the best way to learn the topic. Translating is in fact the process of digesting what others are saying and rendering it into Japanese. This definitely improves my skill as well. I’d like to have a next try of translation in the near feature.

Monologue, Flash