title: Flash vs. Flex vs. Actionscript for data visualization
body: <p>I'm trying to learn how to build interactive data visualizations, and I think I want to go the Flash/Flex/ActionScript route instead of using Processing.</p>
  
  <p>The problem is, I've never understood what the difference between all three is, so I don't know which one I should be learning.</p>
  
  <p>It sounds like Flash is more for designers/non-programmers, Flex is more for programmers, and ActionScript is just the programming language used in Flash and Flex (i.e., Flash and Flex are to Actionscript as the iPhone SDK is to Objective C...?). Is this correct?</p>
  
  <p>If so, I'm a programmer, so it sounds like I'd want to go either the Flex or ActionScript route. What's the difference between picking up an ActionScript book vs. picking up a Flex book?</p>