3 Reasons Why We Don't Do Flash
Apple haters and Flash Developers will probably disagree with the following but these are some of the reasons why we don't do Flash any more.
1. It is not supported on iOS
So it doesn't work on Apple's devices...who cares? Well according to Apple1, their 160 million iOS users might care. That's a lot of devices that will not be able to use your web site properly because of Flash. Of course, Google and RIM claim Flash will/does work on their devices but why would anyone want to neglect 160 million potential users? Disclaimer: We here at Crackle Cat have converted to Appleism.
2. Flash is slow
From my own personal experience I'll never forget working with a Flash object that had a simple hover effect. I happened to have my CPU monitor open at the same time and everytime I hovered over the object my CPU utilization maxed out. This was just a simple hover; a change image on rollover effect. The same could easily have been done with CSS with a lot less processing power required.
3. SEO
While you can have effective SEO with a Flash site, it requires a lot of extra effort to create the nesscesary dual content. Why not just use HTML and add the desired visual effects with jQuery?
Flash's Future
I'll be the first to admit Flash was cool and nescessary back in the early days of the web. But Flash's days are numbered as more and more sites begin the transition to HTML5.
I believe Adobe's Flash development tools do have a future as Adobe has started to enable HTML5 output instead of Flash, but the demise of the Flash plugin is imminent.
1. http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_160_million_ios_devices_sold_so_far/
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