Posted by Neredbojias on 09/20/07 08:49

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:14:04
GMT Onideus Mad Hatter scribed:

> Sorry kid, but the real future is a Flash front end with an XML
> backend that can be picked up by search engines and delivered to other
> sites via RSS and other XML dialects. That backend increases the
> access to the design far more efficiently than any HTML based form
> could ever dream of and using Flash as a front end allows you to
> create highly stylized, design rich environments that compliment and
> enhance the content delivery.

Since you amazingly seem to disagree with my opinion, I will tell you the
source of the statement. Some time back, I used to infrequently choose
to peruse a Flash object of some sort or other, and, even more
infrequently, like it. On a whim, I might try to download the .swf for
my own personal use. Sometimes you could and sometimes you couldn't, but
if you could, it always worked, and Nerbo was a happy (if deluded)
camper.

Recently I accidently ran-across a new type Flash video which took my
fancy, so I transferred it to my 'puter. It was an .flv file, I believe.
Anyway, the damn thing refused to run no matter what I did, making it
virtually worthless to me and all my progeny. Ergo, my statement, and
furthermore, if your idea of the future is things that don't work, I can
see why you wear diapers.

>>Flash
>>definitely has its place, but Abode is typically and predictably
>>undermining that right on schedule.
>
> See, right there, you don't even know what the hell you're talking
> about. Adobe has made much of the Flash development environment free
> for the taking and are edging closer and closer to making it
> completely open, allowing any third party to easily create their own
> Flash content builders. As is the case with such programs like
> SwishMax.

Ah, Adobe is neither your friend nor mine; they're in it to make money,
period. If and when this new crap becomes as "open" as .jpg files, I
will concede they have wisdom beyond the tip of their noses which
currently seems to be missing from any probosci whatsoever. Until then,
my opinion stands.

--
Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

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