Is is just me, or am I seeing much more Javascript these days? It seems to me that my browser (all of them: IE, Firefox and Chrome) alerts me that almost every web site I visit wants to install Javascript. Anyone else encountering this? If true, anyone have an explanation?
Take this blog, 3 Javascript files and 7 in-line bits of Javascript. So, yeah, it's pretty much here to stay. Makes the web a better and more useful place :)
My 2 cents,
Gabe
P.S. Seeing Flash get somewhat displaced is great!
Posted by: Gabriel Gunderson | August 03, 2009 at 10:39 PM
For rich UI experiences Flash and JS are about the only choices. One is largely within the control of the site owner (JS) and the other isn't. Control wins when there's no reason to give it up. It's the main reason why native video will displace Flash players over time.
Posted by: Scott Rafer | August 21, 2009 at 01:52 PM
One of the reasons is because of its ease of use more developers are relying on JS for animation instead of Flash. Another reason is that Flash content cannot be indexed by Google whereas JS content can. There's an article with an overview on this issue at http://topcweb.com/content/site-animation-javascript-libraries-vs-flash
Posted by: William | September 25, 2009 at 11:55 AM
I must add that an important factor also is the objective of the project to be able to choose between one or the other technology
Posted by: recursos humanos peru | February 22, 2010 at 08:24 PM