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Yeah, HTML5 is more open. But flash has advanced the web much faster than html and javascript have. We should not forget that HTML5 draft started in 2004. HTML4
by darrenkopp 16y ago
Yeah, HTML5 is more open. But flash has advanced the web much faster than html and javascript have. We should not forget that HTML5 draft started in 2004. HTML4 was complete in 1995, and XHTML was complete in 2000.
Say what you will about flash, but I don't think going the pure html5 route is the solution. Flash and Silverlight and other plug-ins serve as great ways to test out new approaches to the web and add additional functionality to the browser that isn't there already.
I think HTML5 and javascript is the way to go, but sometimes you can't wait 5-10 years for innovation to be supported in ALL browsers with a consistent api.