There are certain prerequisites that are necessary for following the programming done in this book. You will need to perform the following setup properly:
ActionScript development IDE such as Flash Builder 4.7, FDT, FlashDevelop, or Flash IDE is required. Flash Builder is recommended, but if you are concerned with licensing, then the free FlashDevelop is ideal for the Windows platform.
The latest source or compiled SWC of Starling should be added to the class path or should be linked. At the time of writing, the latest Starling version was 1.4.1.
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