WOwoodall·Nov 23, 2010
Gordon;
An open source Flash™ runtime written in pure JavaScript
EXAMPLE: http://paulirish.com/work/gordon/demos/
GIT: https://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon
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gordon
An open source Flash™ runtime written in pure JavaScript
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2010 | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
9 sourcesThis looks a lot like Gordon (http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon) — a JS implementation of Flash. In which case, the point is that you don’t need a service to convert your files — your SWF files would work as-is.
Ideally — provided JS performance catches up — you simply re-tool your templates to use the JS runtime (rather than embed tags) to run your SWF file.
In fact, looking at the source of http://smokescreen.us/demos/lyrisdemo.html it’s conceivable that you could use Flash if available, but fallback to Smokescreen/Gordon otherwise (likely testing for HTML5 support first). That link is also a great example of how easy it would be for an ad agency to continue to use their existing resources for Flashless, HTML5-ready devices.
Is there any relation between the Smokescreen and Gordon projects? I haven’t heard of the latter in a while.
In Converting Flash to HTML5 (StrongBad Demo)I really hope not... I'd really love to see html5 and javascript replace it. Especially because once html5 offers the basic functionality, javascript flash emulators like gordon (http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon) will be able to fill the gap while designers are still holding out
In Can Flash Survive HTML5?I completely agree with you, but in the interest of lively discussion I'll play devils advocate for a second here and point out Gordon [1] which is an open-source flash implementation written in Javascript and Gnash which is an open-source flash movie player [2].
[1] http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon
[2] http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/
In Adobe CTO on the state of FlashDon't forget Gordon, the open source Flash runtime implemented in Javascript and HTML5: http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon
I don't think something like this will save Adobe's derriere though -- at best it'll be a fallback-option developers can use if they must include Falsh content.
In Who Can Do Something About Those Blue Boxes?There appears to be support for video in there, audio is a different issue. http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/blob/master/src/Movie.j...
In Gordon: An open source Flash runtime written in pure JavaScriptQuick link to demo:
http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/raw/master/demos/tiger....
Wish people made github pages a bit more friendly. It's like being thrown into a pit of 1s and 0s.
In Gordon: An open source Flash runtime written in pure JavaScriptHas anyone tried this out? Is it more than a toy?
README says little
http://github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/blob/master/README
In Gordon: An open source Flash runtime written in pure JavaScriptGordon: An open source Flash runtime written in pure JavaScript
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