Config 2024: The impact of Flash (Jonathan Gay & Sho Kuwamoto) | Figma

Config 2024: The impact of Flash (Jonathan Gay & Sho Kuwamoto)
Hear from Jonathan Gay as he discusses the process and evolution of Flash and the impact it had on the industry and pushing the web into the future, followed by a discussion with Figma's VP of Product, Sho Kuwamoto.
Featuring: Jonathan Gay, Founder, Freestone Ranch and Former CTO, Macromedia (Flash) & Sho Kuwamoto, VP of Product, Figma

[@psantangeli]

Great piece! Working with Jon (and to a lesser degree, Sho only because we worked less directly together) will always be a highlight of my career!

[@gvnpeacock]

Airborne and Dark Castle were some of my favorite games back in those days. Many years later I got to work on the Flash team helping enable games like Club Penguin, Farmville and League of Legends. Thank you Jonathan, you brought a lot of joy to the world with Flash!

[@rmriwatch]

The web was a crazy place with Flash, so much creativity and crazy ideas and a great community.

[@robinklaiss]

Legend!

[@kawabus]

My entry point into designing for the web

[@browsermage]

Great talk, Flash ❤

[@getflourish]

Have been waiting for this talk, super interesting, what a flashback! But: What happened in the end, why the cut when Jonathan explained what he’s up to now?

[@3LARI]

I wonder what got edited out at 20:20...