Facebook Leave Flash, Switch to HTML5

Facebook now use HTML5 for video playback on its social networking service. It was announced representatives of Facebook, Monday (21/12/2015).

"(HTML5) is best suited for us to continue to innovate rapidly and scale. HTML5 provide greater capacity with complex needs," said representatives of Facebook, as reported TheVerge and collected KompasTekno.

Known, since July 2015 and then, Facebook has thrown his plans to stop using Adobe Flash and switch to HTML5. Because the software vulnerabilities in Flash considered potential gateway for malicious hackers.

Currently, the technology supported HTML5, Facebook believes can bring a better experience for its users. Both in terms of security-specific manner, as well as other innovations in general.

"We waited until today when HTML5 embedded in our services," said Front-End Engineer Daniel Baulig Facebook. "Finally, we reach the maximum level of pleasure," he added.

Not just Facebook, YouTube and other popular services flocked leave Flash. They prefer to carry out the functions HTML5 animation, gaming, and video on each service. Because, HTML5 is considered more stable and support the mobile services ecosystem.

Inundated with complaints, Adobe decided to discontinue its services Flash. However, Adobe plans to revive a similar service with an overhaul of quality and a different name in 2016.

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