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Understanding HTML : HTML is the building block of the internet, if you only work on one aspect, then this should be it. Even if you choose to use an editor it is very importaint that you at least understand the code that is being written. Understanding CSS : To many developers the topic CSS is enough to send shivers down their spine, but with web standards on the move it is a reality that sooner or later you will need to know how to make use of CSS. The princaple of CSS is to enable HTML to do what it was designed for (relay information) and use the CSS file to control the design. Content writting : On the web today one thing is for sure, "Content is king". Lets face it the purpose of your site is to pass on a message, the message is your content. No matter how good your site looks this is no more than cloathing for your content. Good quality content is what will make users read your pages, it is what will make people want to recomend your site and it is what will make other site owners likely to link to your pages. Content is in effect the life blood of your site, without content your site is nothing. Art and graphics : Almost every site employs graphics to a greater or lesser extent. It is what is expected and eye candy is something a lot of web users take for granted. The days of simply having your business name is text are pretty much gone. Graphics look good, they fit in well with the rest of the internet and as far as a user is concerned they should be there. W3C : The web is all about standards and the world wide web consortium are the body in charge of laying down the rules related to these standards. As developers we have a certain obligation to abide with these guidelines, although very often this is something left out. As the web continues to evolve these rules will become less flexible so perhaps following them as they change would be a step in the right direction. Marketing : Today the web is a fierce market place with the same companies competing for business across the world as you would see on your high street. Websites that use effective marketing strategies very often win the day. This is just a very short list of skills required by a potential new web develper. In days gone by a website would have been run by one person, the "webmaster" Now I feel the term webmaster is more a term of speach or is used to refer to a hobby site owner. Today large websites will have a team of developers, each with their own skills and experience. In the industry today you will find programers, coders, html authors, graphical designers all working towards the one goal. What skills do you see as essential and what advice would you offer to someone trying to get involved in web development.

lash CS4 only supports very basic 3D animations and movement. If you want more advanced 3D in flash you need to use one of the various non Adobe 3D libraries. Be aware that no 3D libraries in flash are hardware accelerated so you'll never get the same performance or features that you get with proper 3D graphics programs. If you do need high end hardware accelerated 3D graphics in the browser you may want to take a look at unity3D