This infographic is ignorant. I'm a web developer so I know a thing or two about this.
No kidding there are more flash games than HTML5 games. It's been around much longer. This says nothing. Plus this figure of a few hundred was pulled out of their ass. There are almost 100+ games on playmycode.com alone. There are dozens of game frameworks and probably thousands of HTML5 games.
The compatibility thing is also stupid. It's compares the install base of HTML5 to the potential install base of flash. Flash isn't installed on 99% of computers. HTML5 could be installed on 99% of computers too.
HTML5 games use smaller files than SWFs. Claiming that one file is superior is really stupid.
It also awards flash as the winner in technology. It has to be separately installed. How is that easier than HTML5 which is built in? Audio support is not limited in HTML5 by any means.
Overall, this whole infographic is idiotic and was made by a flash fanboy. There's a reason flash is going away and HTML5 is dominating. It's f**king better.
html 5 as everyone likes to call it is really defining a lot of different technologies. Its not html specific coding. Its things like canvas, ajax, more robust dom manipulation in the browser etc. All of these things are improving and making apps through a browser far more robust. With that said, a lot of this (canvas as an example) is in its infancy and still cant compete with some of the things you can do with flash. I am not advocating flash and I like where html5 is going. But currently, there are some things that you can do in flash that would just choke your browser.
There's always a transition from one technology to another. Thats what's going on right now. Even Adobe knows that Flash's days are numbered and are already over in the mobile space which is the fastest growing segment. This is why they're coming out with Flash to HTML tools and so on.
You can hang on to the familiar or get ready for the change.
Apple wants you to BUY apps(games) that can already be played in Flash for free, Why do you think they pushed it to the side and basically punched Adobe in the face?
its all about developer knowledge.
Many many more developers know how to make games in Flash, but that Is not to say they are not trying the same in HTML5.
It will take time to learn how to do the same or similar techniques of flash development in HTML5. And if Flash is still so widely available, what's the rush for then to try?
Yup, that's why parallel ports dissapeared a few years before serial ports came into play, and serial ports dissapeared a few years before USB ports came into play..
mtnboyFeb 9, 2012Buried
Only in Gaming though... I hate it when a website is powered by Flash... #justsayin
gvoakesFeb 9, 2012Buried
Like every restaurant website out there? I HATE flash sites.
simonvreeswijkFeb 9, 2012Buried
Wha?? I love waitin for all the stuff to fly in to place before just clicking a link and getting a pdf of a menu...
stealthspcFeb 9, 2012Buried
This infographic is ignorant. I'm a web developer so I know a thing or two about this.
No kidding there are more flash games than HTML5 games. It's been around much longer. This says nothing. Plus this figure of a few hundred was pulled out of their ass. There are almost 100+ games on playmycode.com alone. There are dozens of game frameworks and probably thousands of HTML5 games.
The compatibility thing is also stupid. It's compares the install base of HTML5 to the potential install base of flash. Flash isn't installed on 99% of computers. HTML5 could be installed on 99% of computers too.
HTML5 games use smaller files than SWFs. Claiming that one file is superior is really stupid.
It also awards flash as the winner in technology. It has to be separately installed. How is that easier than HTML5 which is built in? Audio support is not limited in HTML5 by any means.
Overall, this whole infographic is idiotic and was made by a flash fanboy. There's a reason flash is going away and HTML5 is dominating. It's f**king better.
stockjonesFeb 9, 2012Buried
html 5 as everyone likes to call it is really defining a lot of different technologies. Its not html specific coding. Its things like canvas, ajax, more robust dom manipulation in the browser etc. All of these things are improving and making apps through a browser far more robust. With that said, a lot of this (canvas as an example) is in its infancy and still cant compete with some of the things you can do with flash. I am not advocating flash and I like where html5 is going. But currently, there are some things that you can do in flash that would just choke your browser.
norman619Feb 9, 2012Buried
Flash is going to go away... accept it and the transition will go much smoother for you.
vermiciousknidFeb 9, 2012Buried
That was a pretty biased infographic.
gvoakesFeb 9, 2012Buried
"I'm a web developer so I know a thing or two about this."
I think it's also shopped because of the pixels.
macparrotFeb 9, 2012Buried
There's always a transition from one technology to another. Thats what's going on right now. Even Adobe knows that Flash's days are numbered and are already over in the mobile space which is the fastest growing segment. This is why they're coming out with Flash to HTML tools and so on.
You can hang on to the familiar or get ready for the change.
psypher1Feb 9, 2012Buried
WAY better!
superkendallFeb 9, 2012Buried
You can decompile Flash too you know. If it runs on your computer you can see the source.
ohnoeeeFeb 9, 2012Buried
Apple wants you to BUY apps(games) that can already be played in Flash for free, Why do you think they pushed it to the side and basically punched Adobe in the face?
slackorFeb 9, 2012Buried
almost all mobiles games are ripoffs of Flash... Angry birds for example, castle crushers was the first to do it
snigleFeb 9, 2012Buried
^^ I was thinking the exact same thing. I've seen quite a few shops in my time.
mazebotFeb 9, 2012Buried
its all about developer knowledge.
Many many more developers know how to make games in Flash, but that Is not to say they are not trying the same in HTML5.
It will take time to learn how to do the same or similar techniques of flash development in HTML5. And if Flash is still so widely available, what's the rush for then to try?
nitoriFeb 9, 2012Buried
Agreed Flash based websites are a cancer of the internet.
randysaputrogantengFeb 10, 2012Buried
For me flash is not good but I really love HTML 5, and I learning this now
djguerrillaFeb 9, 2012Buried
Easy there don't hurt yourself
smogerFeb 9, 2012Buried
Yup, that's why parallel ports dissapeared a few years before serial ports came into play, and serial ports dissapeared a few years before USB ports came into play..
oh, wait
ownbusinessonlineFeb 9, 2012Buried
Flash is flash... I prefer it tooo