future of flash
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Flash will always have it's use as a low file size delivery tool and as a 'presentation tool'. For doing animations that you just can't do with Javascript or HTML or just straight code... and for things that are just too time-consuming or expensive to do with video (character animation, for example). It's a step above Powerpoint and a step below full on video production. It's cheaper to create things in Flash from a budget standpoint as well, especially in advertising. A good reason why Flash banner and Flash rich media ads will be here for a VERY long time.
Websites, on the other hand, unless it's a micro-site or unless Adobe steps up and makes it easier to create RIA's...much MUCH easier to create and update and sort out all of it's bugs...then I can totally see other technologies taking over the dev norm.
Also agree with Ponyboy to some extent. I think the dev and design community is progressing. Students and schools will most likely be teaching both worlds...from a design and development standpoint. For most of us, we either went to art school (designer) or come from a computer science background (developer). I think the years ahead we'll be seeing more and more people becoming good at both sides of the fence -- designers who are also programmers -- schools that focus on both instead of just one. This internet business is still new in a sense.