I was one of those Flash evangelists that fought the good fight against HTML/JS/CSS for years.... And I can remember when the iPhone was launched almost 8 years ago and everyone called it the death of Flash.
You can debate the merits of Steve Jobs' comments on Flash all day, but the damage was done, 8 years ago. In the last 2-3 years amazing things have been cultivated in JS/CSS/HTML5. We now have two-way data binding with Angular, and responsive CSS to handle all devices out there. We have something kind of like Starling for the DOM called Reactjs. Building RIA's has never been easier, and frameworks like Cordova allow them to be published to not only the web, but mobile devices too. There's been a ton of innovation with how we build websites and apps in HTML, and things are getting more exciting with a stronger focus on animation and interactivity <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8TXgCzxEnw>. There's a unified force in the community pushing new features for us developers to use. I have to wonder how this compares to the Flash community. Is Adobe adding new features? Are there new frameworks coming out that redefine Flash development as we know it? Flash does a lot of things very well, but I wonder how much longer can it be relevant without major support from Adobe. I'm sure there's still jobs out there for Flash devs, but I'd have to imagine the pool is getting smaller. On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 12:26 PM, John McCormack <j...@easypeasy.co.uk> wrote: > That's really encouraging. > Great! > Thanks > > > On 07/09/2014 02:13, Rick wrote: > >> AIR app installs cross a billion - April 2014 >> "now powers almost a hundred thousand unique applications on desktops >> and mobile devices. >> >> http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2014/04/air-app- >> installs-cross-a-billion.html >> >> It's such a great platform still - I've been using it to make ios apps >> with good results. The weakness is how it is perceived. But clients do >> smile at the reduced developer costs and its great capabilities. If only >> adobe would hire an a-list PR firm to change the perception to match the >> reality. >> >> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 20:18:12 +0100 >>> From: j...@easypeasy.co.uk >>> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AIR native extension - Windows debugging >>> >>> Good point. >>> Thanks >>> John >>> >>> On 05/09/2014 21:43, Henrik Andersson wrote: >>> >>>> The problem here is developers not stating what runtime they use for >>>> their apps. What can be done is checking existing apps for obvious signs >>>> of the runtime. Shouldn't take long for someone to crawl the appstore >>>> and check all the apps for the fingerprint of the runtime. >>>> >>>> John McCormack skriver: >>>> >>>>> There may have been some merit in Apple's battery argument since >>>>> greater cpu activity, for Flash's vector format, might incur a greater >>>>> energy cost. >>>>> >>>>> Although Flash is having a hard time I was thinking more of using AIR, >>>>> which I think has more life left in it. >>>>> >>>>> The thing is, I have no idea how active developers are with app's >>>>> delivered via AIR. >>>>> Are there many AIR app's being produced? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> ______________________________ >> _________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> . >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- James Merrill toThePixel.com <http://www.toThePixel.com> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
