I have many fond memories of Flash. It was far from perfect, but it really brought together programming and art, to a level that I don't see today.
Around 2005(?) I remember a Flash conference in Turin, Italy where I saw many great interactive CDs and games from artists from all around the world.
Tokyoflash, Yugo Nakamura and many more creators that were building experiences which I have a hard time finding these days.
In the latter years, there was FWA (Favourite Website Award) full of great flash websites (still remember GotMilk).
And then came Flex and AIR, that made building "rich internet applications" fun.
I left web development when Flash died and coming back to it now, after almost 20 years, and honestly, I don't think we're any better.
Adobe being Adobe, never got to fix the security and performance of the Flash Player (a dedicated surfer can still find malware disguised as Flash Player).
Around 2005(?) I remember a Flash conference in Turin, Italy where I saw many great interactive CDs and games from artists from all around the world. Tokyoflash, Yugo Nakamura and many more creators that were building experiences which I have a hard time finding these days. In the latter years, there was FWA (Favourite Website Award) full of great flash websites (still remember GotMilk).
And then came Flex and AIR, that made building "rich internet applications" fun.
I left web development when Flash died and coming back to it now, after almost 20 years, and honestly, I don't think we're any better.
Adobe being Adobe, never got to fix the security and performance of the Flash Player (a dedicated surfer can still find malware disguised as Flash Player).