Up through AS3 Flash was fantastic. We saw some of the most amazing animations and multimedia up through that era, including H.264 video players. But Flex. OMG

Up through AS3 Flash was fantastic. We saw some of the most amazing animations and multimedia up through that era, including H.264 video players. But Flex. OMG Flex. Trying to bend 180° to serve developers was never going to work. After that it was all downhill.