How can we dump support for a technology in favor of another that is inferior? I think everybody knows that HTML5 will not reach Flash in its features in the next couple of years, and should it ever happen (will it ever?), I can imagine the following things happening:
- Flash will have evolved to have new features that HTML5 does not have - HTML5 (and JavaScript) will not be as stable and lightweight as they are now - The buzz around HTML5 will be gone and people will become objective again in choosing the right technology for their projects Personally I think it is not yet the right time to decide if Flex should support HTML/JavaScript, instead we should concentrate on making (or keeping) it the best technology for developing enterprise applications for multiple devices. Haykel On 5 February 2012 03:00, Stephane Beladaci <adobeflexengin...@gmail.com>wrote: > This post is a brillant example of Apple's brain washing power! If you > listen to Steve Jobs then you contribute to the spreading of a disease > that will do nothing but cripple the industry. Apple does not push > HTML5 because it is better, they push it because it does not exists > and can easily be patented and crippled (see W3C public statement > saying it is very sad when they have to go after one of their own > member for patent abuse, see also HTML5 bugs related to audio / video > in Safari marked "not to be fixed" by executive order, that is Apple > execs ordering Safari engineers not to fix audio/video bug with HTML5 > on Safari to protect iOS. > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Cem Samira > <cem.1985.sam...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > What use is there in supporting a technical very doubtable SWF format > > compared to the JavaScript VM? With Flash being such a CPU hog, we'd all > be > > glad to get rid of an outdated technology in favor of the future proof > > JavaScript VM. > > > > As Steve Jobs said: "Sometimes people call us crazy when we get rid of > > things like the floppy disk on the original iMac ... But sometimes you > just > > have to pick the right technology ... Flash is waning ... HTML5 is on the > > ascendency". > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPb9eRNyIrQ&noredirect=1 > > > > The whole discussion here is centered around proprietary Adobe > technology, > > and soon Apache will feel like an extension of the Adobe marketing. > > > > I don't see any value in Apache becoming involved with an out-dated > > technology, and building a large community around a single vendor > runtime. > > This project is doomed, when you only focus on releasing another Flex > 4.6+ > > version supporting Flash Player. > > > > So get a team together, and start working on HTML5 support for Flex, > > anything else will just bring us more frustration with the A* company. > > > > - Cem >
