I Beg of You – Don’t Use Flex to Build Your Web Site

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You can tell we’re getting closer and closer to a Flex 2 release. Why? Because everyone is taking crazy pills. I’m reading more and more posts about Flex web sites and ways to incorporate Flex into a web site. Here’s my advice – don’t. Flex is a fantastic tool, and I’m obviously a big supporter. But if you use Flex to build you’re website, you’re making all of us look bad.

Flex should be used to build web applications. That may not be the party line, but that’s how it should be. It’s going to be awesome at that, and we’ll start to see a lot more web applications out there. If you build your web site in Flex, you’re just going to be feeding the people on Slashdot and Digg that hate Flash. And they’ll be right – you’ll be bringing us back to the Skip Intro days.

So please, when Flex 2 comes out, resist the temptation to Flexify everything. There is no reason to have a loading screen on your blog. There is no reason to build web forms using Flex. The web will be a better place and your fellow Flex developers’ reputations will thank you for it.

This public service announcement was brought to you by “People for a Better Flash Experience” a non-profit organization.

Today’s chosen site: Canadian Pharmacy

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  • Leon Hayes

    Hi there,

    I am a business owner and about to take my business to the internet. I have developed a process for customers to compare financial products and select and join a specific company. My web developer has given me two options in building the site. HTML or Flex. I have done some research but most data is aimed at developers, not the end user – ‘my customers’. Can anyone give me further insights as to the pros and cons of flex and whether you would recommend html of flex.

    Thanks very much

  • Leon Hayes

    Hi there,

    I am a business owner and about to take my business to the internet. I have developed a process for customers to compare financial products and select and join a specific company. My web developer has given me two options in building the site. HTML or Flex. I have done some research but most data is aimed at developers, not the end user – ‘my customers’. Can anyone give me further insights as to the pros and cons of flex and whether you would recommend html of flex.

    Thanks very much

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