HTML5 is the next major revision of the HTML standard, which is a markup language designed to represent web content in a structured manner. Although it will take years until a final specification is published and supported consistently across browsers and platforms, some features of HTML5 are being used today to deliver rich experiences across platforms, including devices where Flash is not allowed.
Flash is a binary format for multimedia content. Using ActionScript, an object-oriented scripting language based on ECMAscript, developers program and compile applications into SWF files that run across platforms on browsers equipped with the Flash Player plugin. Flash Player 10 is estimated to be present in more than 98% of Internet connected computers in the US and Canada.
HTML and Flash are not mutually exclusive technologies, as their differences actually make it possible to combine their strengths to create powerful applications and richer experiences.
Flash is a binary format for multimedia content. Using ActionScript, an object-oriented scripting language based on ECMAscript, developers program and compile applications into SWF files that run across platforms on browsers equipped with the Flash Player plugin. Flash Player 10 is estimated to be present in more than 98% of Internet connected computers in the US and Canada.
HTML and Flash are not mutually exclusive technologies, as their differences actually make it possible to combine their strengths to create powerful applications and richer experiences.
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