Comments on: Flash is my platform. http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/ Gamedev 2.0 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trent Sterling http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-24643 Trent Sterling Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:57:00 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-24643 Flash is my platform. I don't think that'll ever change. Flash is my platform. I don’t think that’ll ever change.

]]> By: Nicholas http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23706 Nicholas Sun, 02 May 2010 03:43:41 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23706 Amazing post... shit, really good! I usually hate emoticons but here you go... :) Amazing post… shit, really good! I usually hate emoticons but here you go… :)

]]> By: Nicholas http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23681 Nicholas Sat, 01 May 2010 20:43:41 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23681 Amazing post... shit, really good! I usually hate emoticons but here you go... :) Amazing post… shit, really good! I usually hate emoticons but here you go… :)

]]> By: Radu Hulu http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23680 Radu Hulu Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:16:20 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23680 you are almost a poet. <br><br>Keep fighting for Flash!<br><br>Radu<br><a href="http://zoomitflash.net/" rel="nofollow">http://zoomitflash.net/</a> you are almost a poet.

Keep fighting for Flash!

Radu
http://zoomitflash.net/

]]> By: troygilbert http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23679 troygilbert Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:13:53 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23679 I've never argued that Flash is the end all be all platform, that's it's the best platform for all situations, or that it is free of warts. Far from it, I am the first to criticize Adobe's slow progress on Mac optimizations, and coming from a games background feel there's lot left on the table with the existing Flash Player.<br><br>That being said, I'm disappointed that Apple chose to forbid developers the option to use Flash for developing native apps. I can understand the arguments for not supporting it in the browser. Not supporting it in native apps is simply a desire to lock developers into the Apple ecosystem and keep out cross-platform apps (as Jobs has stated quite plainly). This makes my job more difficult as a developer without necessarily improving the experience for my customers. If I make an app that runs slowly while my competitor makes one that runs quickly, my app will lose out in the marketplace. That should be the deciding factor of which technology to use. I've never argued that Flash is the end all be all platform, that's it's the best platform for all situations, or that it is free of warts. Far from it, I am the first to criticize Adobe's slow progress on Mac optimizations, and coming from a games background feel there's lot left on the table with the existing Flash Player.

That being said, I'm disappointed that Apple chose to forbid developers the option to use Flash for developing native apps. I can understand the arguments for not supporting it in the browser. Not supporting it in native apps is simply a desire to lock developers into the Apple ecosystem and keep out cross-platform apps (as Jobs has stated quite plainly). This makes my job more difficult as a developer without necessarily improving the experience for my customers. If I make an app that runs slowly while my competitor makes one that runs quickly, my app will lose out in the marketplace. That should be the deciding factor of which technology to use.

]]> By: troygilbert http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23678 troygilbert Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:04:44 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23678 I would like to see more alternatives to Adobe's Flash Player because competition breeds best-of-class tools. I would be wary of the impact it could have on compatibility, though, as one of the big advantages of Flash content is that it runs nearly identical across platforms, unlike HTML, which suffers from various quirks under different browsers.<br><br>With the wide adoption of browser engines like WebKit, though, I feel a similar effort could benefit the Flash Player and would love to see Adobe open-source the runtime while continuing to distribute an official "gold standard" for compatibility. I would like to see more alternatives to Adobe's Flash Player because competition breeds best-of-class tools. I would be wary of the impact it could have on compatibility, though, as one of the big advantages of Flash content is that it runs nearly identical across platforms, unlike HTML, which suffers from various quirks under different browsers.

With the wide adoption of browser engines like WebKit, though, I feel a similar effort could benefit the Flash Player and would love to see Adobe open-source the runtime while continuing to distribute an official “gold standard” for compatibility.

]]> By: troygilbert http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23677 troygilbert Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:01:13 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23677 Flash isn't the right platform for everything on the web, and in particular is a poor choice for text-centric content (like a blog). That's why this isn't a discussion of HTML vs. Flash, that's a false dichotomy. For certain types of content, e.g. games, Flash is a superior option, while for other types of content, e.g. blogs, HTML is the right choice. Flash isn't the right platform for everything on the web, and in particular is a poor choice for text-centric content (like a blog). That's why this isn't a discussion of HTML vs. Flash, that's a false dichotomy. For certain types of content, e.g. games, Flash is a superior option, while for other types of content, e.g. blogs, HTML is the right choice.

]]> By: Zimbabalim http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23675 Zimbabalim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:36:44 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23675 Hey check this out y'all: <br><a href="http://vimeo.com/10553088" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/10553088</a><br>Can I just say 'hmmmmmm' to all you dullards? Ajax and Flash currently live side by side, can't see why HTML5 can't do the same, because I think it'll have to when some real horsepower is needed online. Hey check this out y'all:
http://vimeo.com/10553088
Can I just say 'hmmmmmm' to all you dullards? Ajax and Flash currently live side by side, can't see why HTML5 can't do the same, because I think it'll have to when some real horsepower is needed online.

]]> By: Vicente Maciel Jr http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23674 Vicente Maciel Jr Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:54:57 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23674 Great article and testimony!<br>Flash is my Platform too!<br>Regrads from Brazil! Great article and testimony!
Flash is my Platform too!
Regrads from Brazil!

]]> By: Michael http://troygilbert.com/2010/04/flash-is-my-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-23673 Michael Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:13:24 +0000 http://troygilbert.com/?p=263#comment-23673 Flash is my platform too. Great post. Flash is my platform too. Great post.

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