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"HTML5" versus Flash: Animation Benchmarking

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Re: "HTML5" versus Flash: Animation Benchmarking

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Post by CoryMathews »

yread wrote: post #3

Opera 10.51 on Windows XP minimum fps: HTML 23 Canvas 25 SVG 13 Flash 50 No contest here :-/

with Opera 10.51 on Vista it was about the same. But there was no difference between flash/canvas/html on the smaller end all 25. But as the numbers grew the difference became noticeable. But the number reported did not reflect how smooth the animations were. so there must have been something wrong with how the numbers were gathered.

Re: "HTML5" versus Flash: Animation Benchmarking

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Post by hackermom »

chadaustin wrote: post #15
hackermom wrote: post #8

I took a look at his Javascript code, in the "HTML" example, and it was far from as well written as it could be - I could easily do the same effect with a whole lot better framerate. I am not sure how fair a test this is.

Would you like to go into specifics and teach us something?

I think the general rant I'd throw comes down to the fact that this guy is a "software engineer". He constructs code as if he was designing a mechanical machine, which is just awkward and inefficient. Don't get me wrong on the whole "software engineering vs programming" thing, but I discern good, fast, efficient code from bulky, clunky (but still working) code; you can't "drive car" with a sailing yacht, you can't "breakdance" the Waltz, and you can't go "industrial engineer" on programming - sure, it'll get you somewhere, but it's just not the best way for the end purpose's fullest efficiency - AND EFFICIENCY MATTERS.

Play with this a bit: http://pastebin.com/wauSARbt

1000 plots, averages to 35 fps on my 2.25ghz Macbook on Safari 4.0.3, and this requires more computational power per object plotted than a smart version of the "bouncing balls" effect he tries to do.

Re: "HTML5" versus Flash: Animation Benchmarking

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Post by synnik »

Performance is only half the story...

As the comments show, different systems will have different performance benchmarks. Maximizing performance on your dev system doesn't guarantee performance for your users. A full test suite of all platforms and browsers and Flash versions, while possible, seems like a burdensome undertaking for most folk.

I'd spend a lot more time maximizing the performance of my underlying code than benchmarking which platform can edge out the other. If you NEED that edge, you can be sure that some systems out there won't cut it.

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