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- sparker0
I found this funny:
"XML is like a VW Jetta: environmentally sensitive, slow, dependable, and terminally uncool. Lasts a lifetime.
Flash is like a mid-80s Corvette: impressive but environmentally destructive. Oh sure, it gets you the chicks for a while, but ultimately most people sharing the road with you are thinking "what's *he* compensating for?" It only lasts a lifetime by decreasing your lifetime."
A lot of programmers and web developers are against Flash, for numerous reasons. One being look at a lot of the crap that is made with it. Flash has the ability to become a great IDE for web services and applications, but 90% of what people make with it is either useless fluff or doesn't near tap it's potential. Programmers and developers don't get into conceptual, pretty things...they want apps that function and people can use. Most Flash based sites and experiements don't 'do' anything. There fore there is no point in using it.
And I agree.
I love Flash, but not for standard websites. It's overkill. Flashy menus don't make a site, but building an streaming mp3 player in Flash makes use of it and is functional and usable. It's something tangible.
When the web matures beyond something of mainly just fluff, you will a lot more hardcore programmers and developers getting into (and consequently enjoying) Flash and other creative IDE's.
Make something of value and you will win over the masses, keep making useless products and you will never get people on board.
:)
It is cool that Tim O'rielly supports Flash as an applicable IDE.