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The two technologies are quite different. Flash is a platform for executing ActionScript code within a VM with a very specific feature set. It's not very fast.
by enneff 17y ago
The two technologies are quite different.
Flash is a platform for executing ActionScript code within a VM with a very specific feature set. It's not very fast.
NaCl is a means of executing binary code in a sandboxed environment. This means you can write an app in whatever language you like, and take full advantage of the host CPU's power. It has the potential to bring the power and functionality of desktop apps to the web, literally.
- litewulf 17y agoEven better: you can potentially take a desktop application that you've already written, and run it via NaCl. No need to rewrite into Flash.
- moe 17y agoSo, this is a download-manager with a heuristic malware scanner builtin and the "execute after download"-box permanently ticked? Time to sell some of these GOOG shares.