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I wish everyone in web developemnt stopped only looking at the thing that makes it easier for themselves and start to focus on what's best for the users.

• schwartzworld 6y ago
  Flash websites were awesome. the player needed work, but for end users there web was a much more interesting and diverse place
  • cnasc 6y ago
    Unless you used a screen reader
    • woodrowbarlow 6y ago
      or, frankly, any of the features provided by your internet browser. back button, bookmark, open link in new window... (i'm interpreting 'flash websites' as 'websites made in flash'. i'm not referring to websites that contained flash applets.)
    • schwartzworld 6y ago
      True, although if Flash had stuck around long enough (i.e. if iPhone hadn't signed it's death warrant) I'm sure eventually we could have come up with a solution for a11y. Most of the flash sites that I really remember consuming were actually very simple documents that relied on flash for presentation, so it would be easy to provide a screen reader friendly version of the content. Also a lot of flash content was cartoons and games which don't lend themselves to screen readers anyway.