Web History

Writing on Web History, newest first.

3articles in this collection2016–2026

Feb 2, 2026Field note

Why Adobe Animate's Flash-to-HTML5 Bridge Failed

Adobe Animate kept the Flash timeline alive for HTML5, but the web moved on. Maintenance mode confirms the bridge could not hold.

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Feb 14, 2017Visual note

Adobe barely documented custom HTML5 components in Animate CC, so I worked backward from its built-in Video component.

4 min

Aug 10, 2016Field note

I worked in advertising as browsers pushed Flash out. The web gained battery life and privacy controls, while ad production got much harder.

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