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Yes, we came for the cross-platform nature of Flash (browsers were even worse at being standards compliant back then so something like Java/jQuery/Flash was ess
by irrational 6y ago
Yes, we came for the cross-platform nature of Flash (browsers were even worse at being standards compliant back then so something like Java/jQuery/Flash was essential), but we stayed for the low-bandwidth high-quality vector animations. It's too bad they didn't just stick to the core features and had to continually add features that introduced security holes. I had high hopes that between SVG and Canvas that someone would create a flash replacement, but it hasn't happened yet.
- nicetryguy 6y agoAgreed. Adobe severely mismanaged Macromedia's baby. They kept adding features at a frantic pace while breaking core functionality. I remember AS3 being so broken by the early 2010s i wasn't even sure anymore if my code was wrong or Flash was just broken... It is shocking in retrospect a technology with all but 100% market share went to zero in just a few years with no suitable replacement in many respects. A WASM / Node / Canvas combination with a development GUI similar to Flash that all but bypasses HTML and CSS would be amazing; and if done correctly, possibly revolutionary. It is my dream project for some future time....