Google nixes Flash, embraces HTML5 in Chrome browser

Adobe's Flash Player, a stalwart technology for rich Internet media applications for years, continues to lose its prominence, with Google set to designate HTML5 as the preferred option in its Chrome browser.
In December, Chrome 55 will make HTML5 the browser's default experience, except with sites that only support Flash. Google says that HTML5, often seen as the industry-standard replacement for proprietary technology like Flash, will give performance benefits.[ The art of programming is chang