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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
MCA is correct in his position that there is just a ton of poorly written code out there.
Part of the problem with Flash is, what is it? Is it a design tool or is it a programmers tool.
When designers get their hands on Flash they use different methods/tools to achieve the same result that a guy like MCA can by writing code.
Designers create big bloated unoptimized flash units.
A good Actionscript guy can achieve better results with smaller/leaner optmized and compatible code.
Guys like MCA are very valuable but more often than not their clients do not understand their value. "Can't I just get a graphics intern to do that?"
I feel his pain.
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Thank you so very much! You hit the nail on the head. Someone understands me
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I'll also add that 99% of Flash developers don't know how to make use of the browser forward and back buttons. Again, this makes people think Flash sucks and they start hating. Understandable.
I know that a lot of Mac people claim that Flash is buggy. Here at work 7 out of 9 use Mac. Never seem to have issues (I hop on their machines to check performance) - and these machines vary greatly in age and specs.
However some of the performance claims are true. Apple won't allow Adobe to work with their api in order to offer hardware acceleration (Microsoft does work with Adobe). This creates a greater load on Mac CPU usage.