How easy is it to write a Flash app and what tools are needed?

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I have been wanting to learn to write a Flash app so that it can be embedded inside a webpage.

But is it hard to write one, say, just to show a circle bouncing around the walls of the 4 sides of the Flash window (no gravity, but just like the dot in the game "Pong"), and what tools are needed (and are they free?).

Thanks very much.

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