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title: "#300: Adobe plans to stop distributing Flash"
publication: "Frontend Focus"
issue: 300
published_at: "2017-07-26"
canonical_url: "https://frontendfoc.us/issues/300"
---

#300: Adobe plans to stop distributing Flash

This Week's HTML5, CSS, Browser, and Frontend News — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://frontendfoc.us/issues/300)

Frontend FocusIssue 300 — July 26, 2017[Flash and the Future of Interactive Content](https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)Adobe is planning to stop updating and distributing Flash at the end of 2020, encouraging creators to migrate Flash content to open formats like HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly. Adobe 
[Enhancing CSS Layout: From Floats To Flexbox To Grid](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/07/enhancing-css-layout-floats-flexbox-grid/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)Manuel Matuzović thinks Grid is _“one of the most exciting developments since responsive design”_ adding that we should _“get the best out of it as soon as possible”_. Smashing Magazine 
[5 CSS Properties That You Probably Don't Know](http://developer.telerik.com/topics/web-development/5-css-properties-probably-still-dont-know/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)Including `contain`, `writing-mode`, and `will-change`. Annarita Tranfici 
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[Using Viewport Units to Scale Fixed Layouts](https://hackernoon.com/using-viewport-units-to-scale-fixed-layouts-869638bb91f9?ref=hackingui)Sebastian Eberlein explores ‘edge cases’ where scaling a fixed layout with viewport units can be a viable solution. Hacker Noon 
[Alice in Web Animations API Land [video\]](https://vimeo.com/226736126?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)In this talk from CSS Day 2017 Rachel explores how the Web Animations API can be used to generate, manipulate and run CSS Animations in the browser. [Associated slides here](https://www.slideshare.net/CrowChick/alice-in-web-animations-api-land). Rachel Nabors 
[Firefox Roadmap for Flash End-of-Life](https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2017/07/25/firefox-roadmap-flash-end-life/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)Mozilla has prepared a roadmap for Flash support in Firefox, and guides for site authors to make their final transition away from Flash technology. Benjamin Smedberg 


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[webpack 3.4.0 Released](https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v3.4.0?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) news
Tobias Koppers

[Migrating Games from Flash to Open Web Standards on Facebook](https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2017/07/25/Games-Migration-to-Open-Web-Standards/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) news 
The social network is working on a migration path for devs that use Flash to power their Facebook games.
Jakub Pudełek

[Components will make you a better web developer](https://component.io/?utm_source=frontend-focus&utm_medium=newsletter-link) 
Component IO introduces modular content management you can embed anywhere.
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[An In-Depth Look at the Updated WebCrypto API in WebKit](https://webkit.org/blog/7790/update-on-web-cryptography/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial
Jiewen Tan

[A Collection of Interesting Facts about CSS Grid Layout](https://css-tricks.com/collection-interesting-facts-css-grid-layout/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial 
Some interesting but useful tidbits about using CSS grid layout.
Manuel Matuzović

[You’re Offline: How to Check for Network Changes & React Accordingly](https://mxb.at/blog/youre-offline/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial 
Your site should adapt to all kinds of situations: _“A change in connectivity is one of them”_.
Max Böck

[How to Bundle a Simple Static Site Using Webpack](https://www.sitepoint.com/bundle-static-site-webpack/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial 
James Hibbard demonstrates how you can use Webpack to bundle a simple static site.
SitePoint

[D3 in Depth: An Intermediate Guide to D3 Visualizations](http://d3indepth.com/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial
Peter Cook

[Animating with CSS Variables](http://valhead.com/2017/07/21/animating-with-css-variables/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial 
Four examples showing how CSS variables can be helpful for animation.
Val Head

[How to Use Polymer with Webpack](https://medium.com/dev-channel/how-to-use-polymer-with-webpack-b41812d78b15?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial
Rob Dodson

[A Beginner's Guide to HTML5 Cross-Browser Polyfills](https://www.sitepoint.com/html5-cross-browser-polyfills/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tutorial
SitePoint

[The Core Concepts of Webpack in 23 Minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBxNw5S9LcU) video
Tom Friedhof

[The History of the Web: How We Got the Favicon](http://thehistoryoftheweb.com/how-we-got-the-favicon/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) story 
“Favorite icons” have been with us since 1999.
Jay Hoffmann

[Eleven Examples of How WebVR Is Being Used Today](https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/eleven-examples-of-how-webvr-is-being-used-today-cbcb214b816c?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) story
Yuvesh Tulsiani

[Optimizing Performance of A-Frame Scenes for Mobile Devices](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/07/optimizing-performance-of-a-frame-scenes-for-mobile-devices/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) story
Mozilla Hacks

[A Eulogy for Flash](http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2017/eulogy-for-flash/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) opinion 
_“There’s no doubt in my mind that Flash drove the web forward.”_
Bruce Lawson

[Video Player with Android & iOS SDKs](https://bitmovin.com/introducing-bitmovins-android-ios-sdks/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=frontendfocus) tools 
Easy to integrate Video Player for web browsers (HTML5), Android & iOS, Chromecast, AirPlay, AppleTV, SmartTVs.
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[Flow: A Free Typeface Built for Wireframing](http://danross.co/flow/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tools 
Replaces text with lines and comes in three weights.
Dan Ross

[Fitty: Makes Text Fit Perfectly to Its Container](https://github.com/rikschennink/fitty?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tools
Rik Schennink

[Kap: Open-Source Screen Capture Tool That Uses Web Technologies](https://getkap.co/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) tools
Wulkano

[A CSS-Only Image Slider Based on SVG Patterns](https://codepen.io/damianmuti/pen/OgBWej?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email) demo code
Damián Muti

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