Retrospective

Flash used to be the only real way to have interactive data on the web

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Times have changed

Not all mobile devices support Flash

HTML5 Capabilities have grown

Evolution Of The Web

<IMG>

<img src="myImage.png" />

• Not Interactive
• Requires Server Round Trip
• No "WOW"

Example: Google Image Charts

<Canvas>

<canvas/>

• Client Side Rendering
• Programmatic Drawing API
• Very Dynamic
• Can work in offline scenarios

Example: RGraph

SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics

• Client OR Server Side Rendering
• Static or Dynamic
• Interactive via HTML DOM
• Declarative or Programmatic

Examples: Highcharts, Sencha Touch Charts, Kendo UI Charts, Google Charts, D3

HTML DOM

(W/ Creative Usage)

WebGL

(not a standard yet)