64-bit Firefox and no Flash :(

[Sam Varshavchik]

Chris Stark writes:

> On Thursday 12 May 2005 11:35 am, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> Mark Greenbank writes:
>> > Depends on your prespective, I guess ... no Flash ads on the one hand,
>> > limited functionality on the other ...
>>
>> Would you mind educating me as to what functionality I can get from Flash
>> that I can't get from garden-variety HTML, and perhaps a bit of Javascript?
> 
> Two things: Interactivity and cross-platform/browser consistency.
> 
> Sure, you can do quite a lot of interactivity with server-side (perl, php, 
> etc.) mixed with compliant XHTML, javascript, and even Java (but Java's 
> market penetration rate can't touch Flash's). 
> 
> However when a consistent look and feel, production time, and download size 
> are important issues to your organization, Flash is a strong contender -- 
> especially if your web production team leans more toward being artists than 
> programmers. My office creates Web-distributable educational software using 
> Flash, and I can't think of a better tool for the job.

Well, my web-based software is pretty much cross-platform and browser 
consistent, and doesn't need much more than plain HTML.  Flash might be a 
bit more interactive, but nothing that some good design and planning 
wouldn't be able to handle.

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