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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/08/07 23:52
SpaceGirl wrote:
> Travis Newbury wrote:
>> On Oct 8, 4:15 pm, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...@centralva.net> wrote:
>>>>> What (in your opinion) does flash do best?
>>> Animated graphics. Interactive maps and sideshows. Entertainment
>>> fritterware. Elements with a page...
>>
>> To that list I add:
>> Any web video
>> Any simulation
>> Any image/audio/video synchronization
>> Any time you need the application screen to be exactly the same on
>> every system (GREAT for intranet web applications such as the LMS I
>> built for Siemens)
>> Banner ads
>> Anything that needs to be interactive (Filling in a form is not what I
>> classify as this type of interactive)
>> and of course, games and simple eye-candy
>>
>> What it's not good for:
>> Complete websites
>> text based information site (like, but not limited to sites like
>> google)
>> menus/navigation
>
> I disagree, and this is exactly what I was arguing. Flash COULD be used
> for ANY of those... it depends on context - meaning the audience, the
> content etc...
>
Sure, and you can use a sledge hammer to drive a screw. But that
doesn't mean it's the best tool for the job.
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