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"Over the years, Flash has become famous for a few less-than flattering features that can all play a role in hindering user experience, including intrusive expe
by bshimmin 11y ago
"Over the years, Flash has become famous for a few less-than flattering features that can all play a role in hindering user experience, including intrusive experiences, increasing page-load times, lowering a site’s search engine optimization (SEO) and security flaws."
With the possible exception of "security flaws", replace "Flash" with "HTML5" in that sentence and it still makes perfect sense.
- cjhveal 11y agoI'm curious to know what aspects of HTML5 you think harm UX and SEO. I was under the impression that overall HTML5 benefited search engine indexing through defining and encouraging the use of semantic tags and embedded microdata. Plus extending the capabilities of the browser with geolocation, drag-and-drop, extended input types, etc. If by "HTML5" you mean that more extensive browser capabilities lead to the trend of building fully client-side/single-page applications, maybe I could see something there.
- Tobu 11y agoA website I visit is using the new PageVisibility API to cover content with an annoying message if I switch away from their tab.
- mavdi 11y agoMost single page web applications are as bad when it comes to SEO as Flash websites. "Download our mobile app" pages are the new skip intros of Flash days. A lot of Javascript apps are CPU hogs, HTML5 video decoding performance is as bad as Flash video on Mac and Linux. Security flaws are starting to show themselves while more native API is being opened. Should I count more?