Flash Player 7 === Universally Available

Posted by Ali Mills Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:06:00 GMT

To make the most universally available application today (multiplatform / cross-platfrom / cross-software / cross-hardware) that runs on win, mac, and nix desktops; multiple palmtops; and all modern browsers, you need to publish to the Flash Player 7. That’s right, the SWF format that’s two versions old.

The most recent mobile phone player, Flash Lite 2.0, is based on the Flash Player 7, so by targeting Flash Player 7 you can develop for phones. Flash Player 7 also runs on Pocket PCs and is the most recent version of the player for Linux, so you also get Pocket PC and Linux support by deploying to it.

If you’re interested in developing a code-base that’ll be able to run in as many environments as possible, write that code-base in a language that will compile to Flash Player 7 bytecode. Languages to choose from today are ActionScript 2.0, C#, XAML, RVML, and haXe.

Have fun building the future today!