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This is exactly why I think the future is in Flash / Silverlight and not in html. It takes 10 years for the next version of html to arrive, and this is what it

This is exactly why I think the future is in Flash / Silverlight and not in html. It takes 10 years for the next version of html to arrive, and this is what it can do? Flash and Silverlight has a development cycle of 1 year. With a beta every few months... The things you can do with these technologies, and the ease of development is unmatched by html. Also - in a way, these technologies have more cross platform potential than html - no different browser implementation, different APIs and different behaviors. Just my 2 cents.

trebor 17y ago
In Opera and Firefox nothing happens, and it's quirky in Chrome. IE is hopeless. Safari-centric web design does no one good.
- gesteves 17y ago
  I agree, this is not something I'd use for everyday work, unless it was for something purely cosmetic that degraded gracefully. But also keep in mind that this is also very recent stuff (3D transforms were only introduced in July[1], for example,) and they're being proposed as a standard[2], so while there's not much point in using these features today, it might make a lot more sense in the future if other browser vendors implement them. [1]: http://webkit.org/blog/386/3d-transforms/ http://webkit.org/blog/386/3d-transforms/ [2]: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-3d-transforms/ http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-3d-transforms/
truebosko 17y ago
I think when it comes to animated content like games, Flash/Silverlight is here to stay but HTML5 introduces a vast amount of new features (that you probably know of) that will target an entirely different media. I have faith in HTML5 because of how hard Google is pushing it. I think with a behemoth like them behind it, it will propel much quicker than the 10 year cycle we're used to. Atleast, I hope so :)
silvestrov 17y ago
Sounds like the opposite of Amara's Law: "We tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technological change and underestimate its long-term impact." Very little has to go before Flash gets a hard time: see how little it has hurt the iPhone that it doesn't do flash.

trebor 17y ago

In Opera and Firefox nothing happens, and it's quirky in Chrome. IE is hopeless. Safari-centric web design does no one good.

gesteves 17y ago
I agree, this is not something I'd use for everyday work, unless it was for something purely cosmetic that degraded gracefully. But also keep in mind that this is also very recent stuff (3D transforms were only introduced in July[1], for example,) and they're being proposed as a standard[2], so while there's not much point in using these features today, it might make a lot more sense in the future if other browser vendors implement them. [1]: http://webkit.org/blog/386/3d-transforms/ http://webkit.org/blog/386/3d-transforms/ [2]: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-3d-transforms/ http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-3d-transforms/

truebosko 17y ago

I think when it comes to animated content like games, Flash/Silverlight is here to stay but HTML5 introduces a vast amount of new features (that you probably know of) that will target an entirely different media. I have faith in HTML5 because of how hard Google is pushing it. I think with a behemoth like them behind it, it will propel much quicker than the 10 year cycle we're used to. Atleast, I hope so :)

silvestrov 17y ago

Sounds like the opposite of Amara's Law: "We tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technological change and underestimate its long-term impact." Very little has to go before Flash gets a hard time: see how little it has hurt the iPhone that it doesn't do flash.