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Flash Marks Tenth Anniversary

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Flash technology has moved from an illustrator program for Tablet PCs to being the most popular way to embed audio and video content on the World Wide Web; it may be on the way to bringing an end to the Ajax phenomenon that has pervaded throughout numerous recent Internet startups.

reported the tenth anniversary of Flash ticked by on August 8th. Its history has taken it from a future in the Tablet PC niche to placement on millions of computers worldwide. Figures from a NPD Online survey Flash Anniversary website. Developer Aran Balkan predicted that within ten years, Ajax developers would ditch that methodology for Flash: As far as rich Internet applications and occasionally connected applications are concerned, we will see a mass exodus as Ajax developers embrace the cross-platform support, simpler workflow, and elegant toolset provided by Flex. Myths are being shattered daily as the Flash platform grows from strength to strength with massive improvements in the areas of accessibility, performance, and development workflow. Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.

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