Comments on: 100% Flash = Bad For Business http://brightlaunch.com/resources/technology-trends/pure-flash Everything For a Successful Start Online Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:02:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Uli http://brightlaunch.com/resources/technology-trends/pure-flash#comment-14929 Uli Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:50:56 +0000 http://brightlaunch.com/resources/technology-trends/pure-flash#comment-14929 Mathew, you're right on many points. Clearly, the Internet has rapidly matured over the last 18-24 months - making many of Oleg's points moot. As you correctly point out, it's mostly a developer's fault for generating a poorly accessible and search-engine-unfriendly site architecture. Mathew,

you’re right on many points. Clearly, the Internet has rapidly matured over the last 18-24 months - making many of Oleg’s points moot. As you correctly point out, it’s mostly a developer’s fault for generating a poorly accessible and search-engine-unfriendly site architecture.

]]> By: Mathew Ngugi http://brightlaunch.com/resources/technology-trends/pure-flash#comment-14928 Mathew Ngugi Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:29:22 +0000 http://brightlaunch.com/resources/technology-trends/pure-flash#comment-14928 Flash Requires Bandwidth: Not true. Its a matter of approach and technique. A non-flash web page with a 100k graphic will take as long to load as a flash web page with the same 100 K graphic. While, many flash developers take the counter-productive approach of embedding most of a website's content into a single SWF file (thus requiring everything to preload prior to anything being actually visible) a smarter, more seasoned developer will opt to have more content load / stream when requested by a user and not prior to the whole website loading. Disabled Back Button: Again, purely a matter of technique and approach. It is possible to fully enable back-forward navigation from a browser with actionscript / php Flash Ignores Users Needs Not true: DEVELOPERS ignore user needs. don't blame the tool for smith's failings Problems with Third-party Flash Developers: Challenges faced when dealing with unscrupulous specialists are not unique to web development in Flash. Try tweaking the work that goes into a moderately complex data-driven website and you'll realise that either way, unless you are skilled enough to do it yourself, you are the mercy of the contractor. Same applies to your mechanic, plumber, electrician e.t.c Search Engines do not like Flash Search works seamlessly with other web technologies: HTML, PHP, ASP e.t.c all which can be used to workaround any challenges regarding search engine visibility What is Flash Really Good For? Creating unique user experiences: graphic user interfaces that aren't restricted to grids, tables, layers or positioning calculations inherent in most technologies, that confront a developer trying to fashion a click-point interface, whether for web or desktop. Flash Requires Bandwidth: Not true. Its a matter of approach and technique. A non-flash web page with a 100k graphic will take as long to load as a flash web page with the same 100 K graphic. While, many flash developers take the counter-productive approach of embedding most of a website’s content into a single SWF file (thus requiring everything to preload prior to anything being actually visible) a smarter, more seasoned developer will opt to have more content load / stream when requested by a user and not prior to the whole website loading.

Disabled Back Button:
Again, purely a matter of technique and approach. It is possible to fully enable back-forward navigation from a browser with actionscript / php

Flash Ignores Users Needs
Not true: DEVELOPERS ignore user needs. don’t blame the tool for smith’s failings

Problems with Third-party Flash Developers:
Challenges faced when dealing with unscrupulous specialists are not unique to web development in Flash. Try tweaking the work that goes into a moderately complex data-driven website and you’ll realise that either way, unless you are skilled enough to do it yourself, you are the mercy of the contractor.

Same applies to your mechanic, plumber, electrician e.t.c

Search Engines do not like Flash

Search works seamlessly with other web technologies: HTML, PHP, ASP e.t.c all which can be used to workaround any challenges regarding search engine visibility

What is Flash Really Good For?
Creating unique user experiences: graphic user interfaces that aren’t restricted to grids, tables, layers or positioning calculations inherent in most technologies, that confront a developer trying to fashion a click-point interface, whether for web or desktop.

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