Steven Sacks wrote: > Flash used to be a toy, and, up until Flash 8, it still could be....The reason > you see so much BAD Flash is because it was SO EASY to use for even non > programmers.
Steven has a point (even though I cut most of his post). Remember the days when Flash's nickname was "Skip-intro"? The Internet has changed, and will continue to change. It has gotten more sophisticated. Browsers have gotten more sophisticated. Users have gotten more sophisticated. To keep Flash/Flex as a premier Web development tool, it has to get more sophisticated, and its users must get more sophisticated. Having said that, I'd like to see Flash have drag-and-drop behaviors like Director has. In its first decade or so, Director followed a similar path as Flash. It started out as a simple animation tool with an easy-to-use language, and developed into a sophisticated programmer's tool. The introduction of drag-and-drop behaviors brought it back into the realm of the designer, while remaining a sophisticated programmer's tool. Of course, Macromedia made a number of blunders with Director/Shockwave that, I hope, will not be repeated by Adobe on Flash. Making it more sophisticated was not one of those blunders, though. Cordially, Kerry Thompson _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
