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I've dreamed of cloning Flash for a long time. Aiming for full compatibility is infeasible (unless you can convince the Ruffle folks to give it a go once they'r
by andai 2y ago
I've dreamed of cloning Flash for a long time. Aiming for full compatibility is infeasible (unless you can convince the Ruffle folks to give it a go once they're done with Ruffle!), but aiming to capture the spirit of Flash (e.g. build Flash like authoring tools on top of TS/WebGL) is certainly doable.
The Wick editor was one such attempt, though it didn't gain traction and was abandoned.
Also there seem to be quite a lot of us who feel this way -- a dozen or more every time Flash is mentioned on HN -- maybe it's time we got organized? "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody ever does anything about it!"
- lukan 2y agoI feel you. I have looked at the Wick Editors source code and managed a sucessful build with some minor changes and felt picking it up is doable, but not easy. But a satisfying way to develope for me, would require a rewrite of many parts. Or most parts, except the UI .. Pixi as the graphical base would be the way, I think. But I could not do it as a side project as of now, maybe one bright other day.
- BatFastard 2y agoHave you checked out https://haxe.org/ https://haxe.org/ It supports Action script, and is the spiritual successor to Flash