Comments on: Can't we all just get along? http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/06/future-of-web-standards/ The Fastest Way to Launch Successful Software Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How Canvas compares to Flash | Pathfinder Development | Software Developers | Blogs http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/06/future-of-web-standards/#comment-8214 How Canvas compares to Flash | Pathfinder Development | Software Developers | Blogs Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:43:57 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=948#comment-8214 [...] my first opinion on using HTML5 in RIA from two years ago, the situation changed little in terms of standardization, but [...] [...] my first opinion on using HTML5 in RIA from two years ago, the situation changed little in terms of standardization, but [...]

]]> By: Sasha Dzeletovic http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/06/future-of-web-standards/#comment-8213 Sasha Dzeletovic Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:41:08 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=948#comment-8213 Hi Uri, I fully agree with you that Flash is not for text centric sites and I'm just sad about the lack of support for iPhone (single tear falling). Flash is about user experience, and you don't need advanced experience to read text. I disagree that Flash seems to encourage developer/designers to create fluff, etc. Fluff exists in any technology, just name one. It's not the technology, it's the developers, like I mentioned in this post: http://www.pathf.com/blogs/2008/05/flash-technolog/ That flash is not the only option for rich experience is a fact now. As far as I'm concerned, that's great because it makes Adobe work around the clock on new features to stay ahead of the curve, just check out Flash Player 10 features. Flash does have the best interaction and multimedia functionality available today, but that doesn't mean that people oint. Hi Uri,
I fully agree with you that Flash is not for text centric sites and I’m just sad about the lack of support for iPhone (single tear falling).

Flash is about user experience, and you don’t need advanced experience to read text.

I disagree that Flash seems to encourage developer/designers to create fluff, etc. Fluff exists in any technology, just name one. It’s not the technology, it’s the developers, like I mentioned in this post:
http://www.pathf.com/blogs/2008/05/flash-technolog/

That flash is not the only option for rich experience is a fact now. As far as I’m concerned, that’s great because it makes Adobe work around the clock on new features to stay ahead of the curve, just check out Flash Player 10 features.

Flash does have the best interaction and multimedia functionality available today, but that doesn’t mean that people
oint.

]]> By: Uri Sharf http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/06/future-of-web-standards/#comment-8212 Uri Sharf Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:18:49 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=948#comment-8212 I really dislike Flash (and would defiantly not bother to install Silverlight on any of my computers: Mac or Linux). Other then for media players (until HTML5 makes embedding media easier) and games, there no real need for Flash on text-centric sites. Text renders perfectly well with HTML, and forcing it into Flash (e.g. Scribd) simply locks you out (try scrolling the documents in Scribd using the mouse to see what I mean - it's painful). Also, I can't access Flash content on my iPhone (which seems to become a very essential tool for me). Still, I don't blame Apple for not supporting Flash really. Other then the performance issues, Flash seems to encourage developer/designers to create fluff, hide content and frustrate users. There are enough Web 2.0 sites not using Flash and looking quite cool, useful and accessible. I really dislike Flash (and would defiantly not bother to install Silverlight on any of my computers: Mac or Linux). Other then for media players (until HTML5 makes embedding media easier) and games, there no real need for Flash on text-centric sites. Text renders perfectly well with HTML, and forcing it into Flash (e.g. Scribd) simply locks you out (try scrolling the documents in Scribd using the mouse to see what I mean – it’s painful).
Also, I can’t access Flash content on my iPhone (which seems to become a very essential tool for me). Still, I don’t blame Apple for not supporting Flash really. Other then the performance issues, Flash seems to encourage developer/designers to create fluff, hide content and frustrate users. There are enough Web 2.0 sites not using Flash and looking quite cool, useful and accessible.

]]> By: Nik Cubrilovic http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/06/future-of-web-standards/#comment-8211 Nik Cubrilovic Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:41:20 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=948#comment-8211 Hey Sasha, Flex is actually pretty cool. The only bug that I have with both Adobe and Microsoft (Silverlight) is the proprietary runtime. Adobe has gone a long way to releasing large parts of Flex as open source, but I still believe that we need a new, or next, Ajax that will be open but also able to comete with Flex and Silverlight. Hey Sasha, Flex is actually pretty cool. The only bug that I have with both Adobe and Microsoft (Silverlight) is the proprietary runtime. Adobe has gone a long way to releasing large parts of Flex as open source, but I still believe that we need a new, or next, Ajax that will be open but also able to comete with Flex and Silverlight.

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