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Why can't they make Flash better and open like other people did with JavaScript? e.g. emScripten, WebAssembly, and WebGL I left this question intentionally vag
by tareqak 9y ago
Why can't they make Flash better and open like other people did with JavaScript? e.g. emScripten, WebAssembly, and WebGL
I left this question intentionally vague / and possibly wrong in order to give the person responding some leeway and the opportunity to dispel some myths that people might have about JavaScript technologies and the history of both JavaScript and Flash e.g. me.
- reboog711 9y agoFlash player, by definition, is a browser plugin. Most browsers are closing [or have closed] their plugin APIs so this makes sense. I assume the Adobe AIR will live on, which is basically "Flash Player for Desktop and Mobile Apps".
- rhapsodic 9y ago> I assume the Adobe AIR will live on, which is basically "Flash Player for Desktop and Mobile Apps". That appears to be the case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14851400 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14851400