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The speed of coding in C with the execution speed of the Flash VM! Yes!
by aaronblohowiak 18y ago
The speed of coding in C with the execution speed of the Flash VM! Yes!
- jwilliams 18y agoMakes you wonder if there was another reason - e.g. they had an internal reason to get c/c++ running on the VM - then they figured they might as well open source it.
- dhotson 18y agoPorting C/C++ video decoding libraries such as ogg theora to flash could be useful. I imagine that being able to use libraries like that without requiring explicit support for it in the VM could open up some new possibilities. Not to mention the compatibility should be pretty good if it's a direct port.
- cpr 18y agoI think that's one of their stated reasons. Since they've stated they're heading for all Flash-based software in a few years (no more desktop), they probably more or less have to port all their apps to Flash. Ugh.
- icefox 18y agoPhotoshop anyone? It is due for a re-write and it is in C/C++.
- fauigerzigerk 18y agoThey say they want to convert _existing_ C based libraries. Could be useful in some scenarios, but it sounds more like an academic exercise. We've seen the same for converting C code to the JVM. It never took hold.
- wensing 18y agoUpvoted because that's funny, but you are missing the purpose which according to the site is: to assess the level of community interest in reusing existing C and C++ libraries in Web applications that run on Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR. In that context, it makes sense. I've had to re-write certain geometry routines that I could only find written in C/C++, and there are other graphic libraries that would be excellent to tap into when writing a complex Flash application, e.g. http://pixlr.com/ http://pixlr.com/