Is Flash dead?
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- SteveJobs0
I remember when I'd get in heated debates with other QBN'ers on here back in the day.
Boy those were the days!
Idk, to me it was exciting times for many of us. It was a huge creative outlet that seemingly had no boundaries in terms of what could be achieved. There was an entire community showing off visually interesting interactive pieces that inspired others. And some people actually made a living on the technology. It really felt like 'the future', as much as anything could in those days.
I won't defend it beyond that. It had it's faults. It was hated by many who felt forced to learn it to stay competitive in their jobs, and ultimately, wielded by far too many who didn't really understand it, know how to use it correctly, and more importantly, *when* to use it. Imo, it's those reasons that made its fate inevitable. (Oh, and Steve Jobs <takes a bow>)
- Agree. It was an explosion of creativity. I remember flash sites that were so beautiful and so weird....dkoblesky
- It was exciting for US, but let's not get myopic here. Mobile and social media has genuinely changed the world over the past decade.yuekit
- That is the real revolution, not some artsy portfolio site. Billions of people in the developing world gaining access to knowledge and communication.yuekit