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Adergaard
Adergaard

Reputation: 153

Viable Alternative to Adobe Flash?

I'm using Flash for my website that hosts a number of rather complex ways of displaying calculations etc. It's not that it can't be done using say jQuery but I want it to remain relatively difficult to steal my code since it would leave the field wide open to competitors to set up sites like mine relatively easy.

However, now that many ppl surf the net with iPad and iPhone, I get requests to remove the Flash parts since these gadgets doesn't support flash.

So I ask you, is there today a viable option to flash that runs on basically all browsers, idependant on what hardware you are on (ipad, iphone etc)?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 5

Views: 533

Answers (5)

Aito
Aito

Reputation: 6872

GWT is a good choice.

Upvotes: 0

Erwan
Erwan

Reputation: 398

What you are asking is actually in the heart of the Flash/HTML5 debate these days!

Few facts:

1/ With the preview release of Flash builder 4.5 last week, it becomes clear that Flash is moving towards the application side (mobile apps, desktop apps, ...).

2/ Iphone and Ipads don't support Flash in there browsers, but it's possible to develop Apps for it in Flash!

3/ You can now develop Android Apps with Flash!

I'm sure you will find lots of possible answers on the web, but here is my opinion: Flash won't be available in the browser on every device, but you will be able to create applications with Flash for these devices!

So for your project, the only way to make sure that it will be available on every device, you kind of have to develop it with HTML/Jasvascript. If you want to protect you code, you can always use a javascript obfuscator like this one: http://www.javascriptobfuscator.com

Upvotes: 2

Noufal Ibrahim
Noufal Ibrahim

Reputation: 72755

I haven't used it myself but Open Laszlo can compile complex rich interfaces into either flash or into HTML+Javascript. The examples suggest that it's quite powerful. It might be what you're looking for.

Upvotes: 1

David Nordvall
David Nordvall

Reputation: 13212

No, not as far as I know. Especially with the added requirement that your code should be relatively obscured. Otherwise you could have gotten away using JS or SVG (the browser support regarding SVG isn't exactly great though).

Upvotes: 0

thejh
thejh

Reputation: 45568

Couldn't you do the calculations server-side? That would make it really difficult to steal your code and the users won't have to install proprietary stuff.

Upvotes: 0

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