Flash

[chesterstu]

What is the big deal with Flash. I hate anywebsite that uses flash and actively go out of my way not to use sites that are dependent on it. Only really noticed since formatting my HDD the amount of sites pestering me to install it.

I think, as a web dev myself, there is so many over options now for interactive sites, why hasnt flash died off. It generates large ott files to download, keeps asking you to download the latest player and generally is a pain in the back side

Down with flash!

Anyone else what to join me?

 

[chesterstu]

I only put personally sites in sigs, far to busy with work to worry about changing wordpress templates.My professional sites are owned by another company so dont bother. Don't get me wrong i can develop using action script but it is gettin to much, with the number of sites that use it

 

[chesterstu]

Flash is just as flexable as Perl or Java or even HTML, you just need to be tallented with graphics to take advantage of it. So i dont get what your problem with it is.

It doesnt generate large files at all if they're coded and compiled the right way. You can create the same thing as you would with a GIF and i can guarantee unless you're completely handicapped it's gonna be a 3rd of the size. And why is it so hard to download the flash player?!

You have the "i cant use it, so i dont like it" attitude me thinks.

Just completed a project at work to develop an online flash training system, that used xml to communicate with a MySQL server using php. Flash was the clients idea becuase they liked the UI it could generate. I tried to explain an interface developed using CSS and ajax would be just as effective and work without the need for the flash player.

So i do understand flash but still really hate it, in fact my knowledge only deepens my hatred