Re 2nd link: and all of these workarounds to achieve what would have been a Flash animation 15 years ago. We have lost something when ditching Flash, not only

Re 2nd link: and all of these workarounds to achieve what would have been a Flash animation 15 years ago. We have lost something when ditching Flash, not only compatibility, but also ease of development. Simple games did not need much in the way of programming knowledge beyond basics; certainly not intricate knowledge of browser quirks. Edit: needs (2011) in the title - I wasn't aware. Wonder how the landscape changed from back then.