[A1 Posted Apr 6th 2010 12:53PM]

I wish Flash would disappear. HTML5 FTW!

[commenter7 Posted Apr 6th 2010 1:10PM]

@A1

why so much hate? both flash and HTML5 can stay

[roflcopter Posted Apr 6th 2010 1:17PM]

@A1

How can you guys prefer a markup language to a Turing complete language (ActionScript). We already know HTML5 cannot replace or reproduce all the content Flash is able to do. Not yet at least. Get off the Apple kool aid.

[nkorth Posted Apr 6th 2010 1:33PM]

@roflcopter You're forgetting Javascript. Of course HTML5 won't replace Flash on its own. If it did, it wouldn't be HTML anymore.

Look at this: http://chromeexperiments.com Maybe Javascript's not equal to Flash yet, but I think we'll be seeing some new libraries soon that bring it closer.

[BogdanGC Posted Apr 6th 2010 1:38PM]

@roflcopter
indeed, flash shouldn't disappear completely, but it shouldn't be used for playing videos, at least not without hardware acc

[gzmask Posted Apr 6th 2010 1:48PM]

@nkorth Don't give him too many hints. He's not Turing Complete.

[aschettler Posted Apr 6th 2010 2:29PM]

@A1 HTML5 functionality =/= Flash functionality.

Actually, I'd like to see Silverlight take off. Hopefully one day it will replace Flash. I've always found it to be much more stable and much less of a resource hog than Flash.

[blenderman345 Posted Apr 6th 2010 3:39PM]

@aschettler : Ssssilverlight?
Please be kidding.
Pleeeeease. HTML5 and Flash.
Either one is the future.
Time will choose the winner.
And there is only ONE.