* Jason Dixon  [2008-07-17 00:54:15]:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:59:44PM -0700, Jason LaRiviere wrote:

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> >

> > Flash has a place on the web, just like any other rich media format. It

> > should be used responsibly, as semantically as possible, and degrade

> > nicely for those who care not to use it. I make every effort to use it

> > within these guidelines, and present them as gospel to my clients. Many

> > (most?) modern web developers do too, except for the ones at a Flex

> > conference who still think drawing entire websites in Flash is a good

> > idea. Shame on them, but they are a dying breed.

>

> Flash has one huge technical benefit.  There are a number of sites that

> generate large amounts of dynamic images.  Doing this in a fast and

> efficient manner requires an enormous amount of computing resources.

> Using flash pushes that work out to the client where it can be rendered

> on their own system.

>

> --

> Jason Dixon

> DixonGroup Consulting

> http://www.dixongroup.net/

> 

What sort of websites are those?  no wonder I have not seen them--no

flash!
Even if you could deliver something meaningful with flash, the

bandwidth and CPU time wasted when plain HTML would do is nothing

short of a crime in my book.
My friends keep sending me youtube videos but I tired of their

inanity (mostly the videos) and don't watch them anymore.  I can't

remember the last time that flash improved my computing experience.
Finally, I hate to rattle the paranoia sabre...  but flash is just

another way into a box on an increasingly hostile web.
--

Travers Buda