Ajax vs Flash

[The Scotsman]

I do find this very very interested indeed.


With regards to Flash and the photographer you mentioned...


I share his view. I have been developing in flash for 3 years at a personal level around University and have become good mates with it over time. However i chose this because i missed out HTML as i didnt like it.

So javascript etc was never an issue for the work i have had to do.

Personally i hate flash sites. I feel very uncomfortable using them. The preloaders, the way the entire site is usually contained makes me feel claustrophobic (?never had to spell that before?). I just finsihed reading the article on Ajax. The speed to which the google sites load up is instant. None of the commadore 64 loading bars. If there is alot of text and i have to "thumb" through sections it offends me.

The same in my opinion goes for adobe PDF. Although completely different subject, i still feel like i have lost alot of freedom. give me a CHM over a PDF any day of the week! Its just the way it feels like someone has capped my freedom again.

Im not very good at explaining but as soon as i seen personalised google the other day or the way Gmail is instant when looking at conversations i had to find out what was doing this.

Maybe Flash does have the upper hand. Just personally the way i browse the web at what resolution i enjoy much embraces this new technology (well you know what i mean, this gathering..).

Sorry if im off topic here. Im just really interested in this. I was a big fan on flash version 5 and since then i have gradually become more and more confused with keeping upto date on its latest features and what can be done with the latest versions of MX never mind actionscript 2.0.

So maybe im just bitter about not being so bright to keep up :P

At the end of the day i do need to look at all the technologies Ajax use on their own but for once i feel like i have a goal to do so.

So I a big fan

my 2 cents (im tired so please dont abuse me for this post)