Silverlight is done.
mobile Flash is done.

HTML5, plz don't suck.

/that is all

11/9/2011 11:21:02 AM

cool story, bro

11/9/2011 6:57:38 PM

Silverlight is done?

11/9/2011 8:16:34 PM

^ rumors started up today that silverlight 5 will be the last version

11/9/2011 8:24:55 PM

Isn't that what WP7 apps run on?

11/9/2011 8:37:32 PM

yup

xaml+.net isn't going anywhere. Silverlight might be end-of-lifed, but the concepts and practices around it will live on in WinRT

[Edited on November 9, 2011 at 8:41 PM. Reason : think WP8 not WP7]

11/9/2011 8:40:28 PM

the most important parts of silverlight (the tools + mvvm) will eventually make it into html5 via ASP.NET so its not that big of a problem.

javascript is still garbage but MVC3 does an ok job of abstracting it away. in the future we'll all be using html thats completely separated from code xaml style. then they'll start compiling the code server side into bytecode to make it faster and we'll be back around to native performance levels.

11/9/2011 8:42:04 PM

Even if it did go EOL, its not like apps would all of a sudden stop working on that date, and you could even still continuing developing in it, just dont expect any new features.

My company's core product is written in VB6.

11/9/2011 9:08:25 PM

same. sql 2000 as well. we're moving bits and pieces to new stuff though

11/9/2011 9:39:24 PM

is netflix on html5 yet? i thought it was flash and silverlight

there's this, but nothing since...
http://techblog.netflix.com/2010/12/html5-and-video-streaming.html

AFAIK HTML5 doesn't support digital rights management.

[Edited on November 10, 2011 at 1:18 AM. Reason : .]

11/10/2011 1:13:04 AM

yes its mostly html5

11/10/2011 1:48:55 AM

finally.

11/10/2011 2:04:12 AM

Unless something has changed, I think it's just the UI right now, not the video streaming--although according to the last line of the following blog post, they're working on it.

http://techblog.netflix.com/2010/12/html5-and-video-streaming.html


Oh, it has been changing:

http://www.tested.com/news/rumored-chrome-netflix-plug-in-drops-silverlight-for-html5/2291/


[Edited on November 10, 2011 at 9:27 AM. Reason : .]

11/10/2011 9:25:50 AM

^that was what i read, i couldn't find any more information that says Netflix has switched to HTML5 yet.... just using Webkit/HTML5 for UI.. that link was still May of this year.

If you can do DRM over HTML5 i'd love to hear how... I know theoretically it can be done but haven't seen it implemented yet.

[Edited on November 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM. Reason : .]

11/10/2011 10:11:06 AM

Short answer: No.


Long answer:
http://www.w3.org/html/wiki/FAQs#Is_there_support_for_digital_rights_management_.28DRM.29_in_HTML5_video.3F

Quote :

"Is there support for digital rights management (DRM) in HTML5 video? HTML5 doesn't provide direct support, nor any barrier, to using DRM in video. It currently expects this to be handled by the particular codec/implementation. There are implementations which allow for DRM in HTML5 video. Is dealing with DRM in scope for HTML5? If enough stakeholders want to standardise some aspect of handling DRM in HTML5 itself as part of the inclusion of video and audio media, then it makes sense for W3C to help standardise an approach which meets the needs of the market. However like all W3C work, relevant stakeholders need to be and show they are committed to developing it rather than expecting it to happen on its own. "

11/10/2011 11:12:56 AM

Sick:

http://www.htmlfivewow.com/slide1

11/11/2011 12:23:53 AM

^ that's pretty borked on my Android phone.
The default Android browser is pretty terrible over all though.

11/11/2011 9:53:55 AM

^^^that's exactly why i was asking.

11/11/2011 11:45:37 AM