Remember when Flash was cool?
Now, Flash is used more for online movie rips than anything else.
The final nail in the coffin: HTML5
… and HTML5 is very young.
Now, let the hate mail begin.
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HATE!!!
Just kidding! These are beautiful examples… thanks for posting. I started in Macromedia Flash way-backer in the day than I’m comfortable admitting. I gave up on it when ActionScript 3 came along, and I have to say, I’m a little ok with seeing it fade away. It’ll be missed, and remembered, but the future holds no “loading” bars, and that’s AWESOME!
Me, too!
I know exactly what you mean.
Everyone in favor of no loading bars, raise your hands!
The etchaPhysics link doesn’t work. Is it incorrect or did the domain like, expire?
That’s a FAIL.
I tested them all when I posted. I actually had to throw one out.
Like Flash, that link is … well .. you know.
I agree that moving away from Flash is a good thing, but I’m slightly wary of these “awesome examples” of HTML5 that I’ve been seeing lately. Personally, it reminds me of the old days when Flash was just getting started and people were making ugly, slow, and quite pointless demonstrations of its “power” to show off to their friends. Inevitably these so-called features were integrated into websites, causing frustration amongst the ranks of everyday users (yes, grandma, I mean you). I just hope HTML5 animation doesn’t go the same route.
That being said, if developers use HTML5 animation in an unobtrusive way that can better the usability of the web, then they have my full support. I can see it being very useful for slight animations that respond to a user’s actions, just like Apple does with their slides, rotates, and wobbles.
It’s when you get into using HTML5 for HTML5′s sake that you have a problem.
/rant
Good rant.
You’re totally right.
I couldn’t agree more. Everything a web developer does MUST keep the user in mind, including Grandma.
Words to dev by.