> I do think it'll get easier, I sincerely HOPE, so since it takes 3 - 4 times longer now to do what I can currently do with Flash.
> Well, you have a point - but once the basics are covered (video, audio, DOM, > CSS3, and Canvas), and reasonably compatibly implemented between all the > browsers (and the old browser finally having died off), IE 6 was introduced August 2001 and is still the predominant corporate browser, so when do you see old browsers dying off? Another decade? > (IE 10 is looking good). IE hasn't looked good (or worked well), SINCE 6 and has been the bane of most web developers. > We are a few years off though, for sure. I couldn't agree more. IMO, John John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 On Feb 23, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Kevin Newman wrote: > I do think it'll get easier, because we'll spend less time patching browser > inconsistencies, and more time just building on the basics - and I do think > the browser market will eventually get there (IE 10 is looking good). This > also assumes performance across all the browsers and hardware platforms can > reach some kind of reasonable baseline (4 core ARM9 CPUs in tablets and > smartphones means much less optimization required). We are a few years off > though, for sure. > > If you keep your work at the cutting edge though (WebGL, etc.) you're right, > it'll pretty much stay the way it is now. :-) > > Kevin N. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
