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Infographic: Flash vs HTML5

6 points by maudlinmau5 15y ago

ryandvm 15y ago
There is nothing like the disappointing realization that the web page you're trying to view on your Android phone is completely dysfunctional because the fucking Flash plugin has shit itself again. Android may have Flash, but I wish it didn't.
- watty 15y ago
  Just disable it by default and get the best of both worlds. I dislike my browser loading Flash (which is often advertisements) so I only allow it when it's some content worth viewing. Unfortunately there are still worthwhile websites that require Flash for certain content. On the bright side, it provides an easy way to disable most annoying advertisements! We won't be able to say the same when Flash penetration decreases and HTML5 adverts are the norm.
bradshaw1965 15y ago
I've got no truck in this fight, but they really should call these things propogandagraphics.
sambeau 15y ago
It is perfectly possible to have an HTML5 game in one file. While you can link directly to a Flash file, if you want it to appear on a web page you are going to need at least two. Also, Is anyone else tired of 'infographics' that are just tables with a few added pictures? What do the graphics add to the info other than a level of cute-ness? e.g. when presenting a row with two data points, do we gain anything by adding a graph of those same two points? Tufte is losing the war :(
plf 15y ago
I found the comparison for CPU use kind of confusing. You can't tell which stat belongs to which technology.
jkubicek 15y ago
I'm growing tired of people still trotting out the old trope about "Steve Jobs… prohibiting Flash web players across all iOS devices." Flash isn't prohibited in iOS, it was never enabled in the first place! That phrasing implies that Apple expended developer effort to ensure that Flash wouldn't work on the iPhone, which is an inaccurate characterization of what actually happened.
pinaceae 15y ago
should mention that Flash won't be available on mobile devices anymore as per Adobe. looking at the sales figures of smartphones and new tablets (both iOS and Android) - Flash is going away. as per browser support: IE10 will be plug-in free, didn't MS just say that? Chrome will introduce click-to-play. the graph shows the past, not the future.
watty 15y ago
There are definitely advantages to Flash but this reeks of bias. For example, Flash is supported by 99% of web browsers? Guess we're ignoring mobile?
petsos 15y ago
Is this a joke?
jc4p 15y ago
So uh, what was their benchmark test for the CPU Usage section? There are many things HTML5 is more efficient than at Flash and the reverse is also true.
AdrianRossouw 15y ago
"this developer already knows flash and is grasping at justifications for his unwillingness to learn new things? advantage: flash"

6 points by maudlinmau5 15y ago

There is nothing like the disappointing realization that the web page you're trying to view on your Android phone is completely dysfunctional because the fucking Flash plugin has shit itself again. Android may have Flash, but I wish it didn't.

watty 15y ago
Just disable it by default and get the best of both worlds. I dislike my browser loading Flash (which is often advertisements) so I only allow it when it's some content worth viewing. Unfortunately there are still worthwhile websites that require Flash for certain content. On the bright side, it provides an easy way to disable most annoying advertisements! We won't be able to say the same when Flash penetration decreases and HTML5 adverts are the norm.

bradshaw1965 15y ago

I've got no truck in this fight, but they really should call these things propogandagraphics.

sambeau 15y ago

It is perfectly possible to have an HTML5 game in one file. While you can link directly to a Flash file, if you want it to appear on a web page you are going to need at least two. Also, Is anyone else tired of 'infographics' that are just tables with a few added pictures? What do the graphics add to the info other than a level of cute-ness? e.g. when presenting a row with two data points, do we gain anything by adding a graph of those same two points? Tufte is losing the war :(

plf 15y ago

I found the comparison for CPU use kind of confusing. You can't tell which stat belongs to which technology.

jkubicek 15y ago

I'm growing tired of people still trotting out the old trope about "Steve Jobs… prohibiting Flash web players across all iOS devices." Flash isn't prohibited in iOS, it was never enabled in the first place! That phrasing implies that Apple expended developer effort to ensure that Flash wouldn't work on the iPhone, which is an inaccurate characterization of what actually happened.

pinaceae 15y ago

should mention that Flash won't be available on mobile devices anymore as per Adobe. looking at the sales figures of smartphones and new tablets (both iOS and Android) - Flash is going away. as per browser support: IE10 will be plug-in free, didn't MS just say that? Chrome will introduce click-to-play. the graph shows the past, not the future.

watty 15y ago

There are definitely advantages to Flash but this reeks of bias. For example, Flash is supported by 99% of web browsers? Guess we're ignoring mobile?

petsos 15y ago

Is this a joke?

jc4p 15y ago

So uh, what was their benchmark test for the CPU Usage section? There are many things HTML5 is more efficient than at Flash and the reverse is also true.

AdrianRossouw 15y ago

"this developer already knows flash and is grasping at justifications for his unwillingness to learn new things? advantage: flash"