HISTORY OF DEV

June 15, 1999

Flash 4 ships with a real scripting language

Macromedia FlashAdobe Flash — a browser plugin for animations and video — deprecated as the web moved to HTML5. 4 added variables, loops, and conditions — the precursor to ActionScript.

What it was for

Adobe FlashFlashAdobe Flash — a browser plugin for animations and video — deprecated as the web moved to HTML5. filled browsers with animated, interactive content before HTML5The fifth major HTML revision — native audio, video, canvas, and APIs without browser plugins. — cartoon intros, simple games, product demos, and clickable banners. FlashAdobe Flash — a browser plugin for animations and video — deprecated as the web moved to HTML5. 4 added real scripting (if/else, variables) so designers could build menus and quizzes, not just timeline animations.

Companies

  • Adobe
  • Macromedia

Why it's here

FlashAdobe Flash — a browser plugin for animations and video — deprecated as the web moved to HTML5. turned the web from static pages into animated, interactive experiences before HTML5The fifth major HTML revision — native audio, video, canvas, and APIs without browser plugins..

Why it mattered

Developers could build games and apps in the browser without a full plugin stack beyond FlashAdobe Flash — a browser plugin for animations and video — deprecated as the web moved to HTML5..

What it solved

Earlier FlashAdobe Flash — a browser plugin for animations and video — deprecated as the web moved to HTML5. versions only supported simple timeline actions, not real programmatic control.

Media

  • Adobe Flash
    ImageAdobe Flash

    Adobe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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