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Flash will probably make a comeback when mobile hardware can support it without burning batteries(I wouldn't count on adobe optimizing it any time soon, making
by soup10 13y ago
Flash will probably make a comeback when mobile hardware can support it without burning batteries(I wouldn't count on adobe optimizing it any time soon, making non bloated software isn't in their dna). For all it's faults, flash is an incredibley fully featured authoring tool for 2D multimedia and casual games. Html5 may be technically capable of matching flash functionality, but it's rarely as easy or convenient and requires a ton of wheel re-inventing.
- robin_reala 13y agoIt really won’t. iOS is never going to support Flash, current browsers are making it click-to-play by default, Adobe shows no interest or ability in optimising the mobile plugin any further and every day advances canvas/WebGL tooling. The best Flash can hope for is maintaining its niche in non-Web interface (e.g. Scaleform UI in games).
- userbinator 13y agoThat reminds me of these quotes from the SWF format spec (from v9, but still there probably in the latest version): "Simplicity - The format is simple so that Flash Player is small and easily ported. Also, Flash Player depends upon a limited set of operating system features only." "Scalability - The files work well on limited hardware, and can take advantage of better hardware when it is available." Looking at the rest of the format spec, you would get the same impression, that a fully functional player could be written much better than Adobe's. Almost makes you wonder, did Adobe kill Flash?