By mcasperson
via brighthub.com
Published: Jul 02 2009 / 03:41
I have been working on a tutorial series that demonstrates how to make a simple platformer with JavaScript and the new Canvas element for the last few weeks, and inevitably one question comes up: is there any place left for Flash?
It’s true that the canvas element is an incredibly powerful addition to the HTML standard. With it you can display and interact with almost any visual object you can think of, using the same JavaScript that web developers have grown accustomed to over the years. But it is not (yet) in a position to displace Flash. Here is why...
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Comments
ilazarte replied ago:
Yeah the canvas element replaces the the high and low-level flash language apis, widget default set, and gracious selection of ides developed and tested over years of time by tons of engineers and millions upon millions of users and developers.
i'm surprised adobe is still in business.
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