C++ & the web. Oh gosh.
So this has been bugging me for a while now. Can you put c++ apps onto the world wide web? I heard that web browsers cannot run .exes, so how does all of those flash games end up on the internet? Is there a language that is called flash? I thought it was always made by java/C#.
Any ideas?
-Me
Any ideas?
-Me
Hi me (I thought it was funny):
You can find source code generators that can run *.exe files in a web browser (or at least you could).
There is a language called actionscript (*.as I think) that Flash uses.
You can find source code generators that can run *.exe files in a web browser (or at least you could).
There is a language called actionscript (*.as I think) that Flash uses.
Do you know what any of them would be called, or where I could start searching? I can't find anything about it. /:
So it would turn the code into actionscript?
Thanks! :)
-Me
So it would turn the code into actionscript?
Thanks! :)
-Me
Google has a project that enables native code (compiled exe) to run in a web browser
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client
This is all totally new and might even be a failure (become a virus vector maybe)
If you want to do interactive stuff for the web than Actionscript (flash) is probably a good way to go.
You can also create interactive web pages using javascript and html.
You cannot run C++ compiled code in a browser unless you want to the risk of being a guinea pig for Google_Native_Client
C++ is mainly used for native applications and server functionality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client
This is all totally new and might even be a failure (become a virus vector maybe)
If you want to do interactive stuff for the web than Actionscript (flash) is probably a good way to go.
You can also create interactive web pages using javascript and html.
You cannot run C++ compiled code in a browser unless you want to the risk of being a guinea pig for Google_Native_Client
C++ is mainly used for native applications and server functionality
Just to add on,
Flash (made by Adobe) is just another platform for animations and games similar to Javascript, but much more user friendly and "safe". It's a completely different language from C++ as it runs on a virtual machine (ActionScript Virtual Machine, similar to Java's JVM), resulting in instant support for many types of files. The .swf (which is Flash's version of a .exe although they support that type, too) is actually automated by the web browser, requiring a plugin for the most part (even though 95% of web browsers out there support Flash) while the .as extension is just another Flash extension (I'm not too familiar with it, but I do remember seeing it from time to time). Frankly, I'm a little terrified that C++ support for websites exists.
If you want to switch over to AS, the transition shouldn't be hard at all. I came from an AS2 background and the syntax was extremely self-explainatory. The only problems are the cost and efficiency, but you should be able to get an 80% discount if you buy a student version.
Flash (made by Adobe) is just another platform for animations and games similar to Javascript, but much more user friendly and "safe". It's a completely different language from C++ as it runs on a virtual machine (ActionScript Virtual Machine, similar to Java's JVM), resulting in instant support for many types of files. The .swf (which is Flash's version of a .exe although they support that type, too) is actually automated by the web browser, requiring a plugin for the most part (even though 95% of web browsers out there support Flash) while the .as extension is just another Flash extension (I'm not too familiar with it, but I do remember seeing it from time to time). Frankly, I'm a little terrified that C++ support for websites exists.
If you want to switch over to AS, the transition shouldn't be hard at all. I came from an AS2 background and the syntax was extremely self-explainatory. The only problems are the cost and efficiency, but you should be able to get an 80% discount if you buy a student version.
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