HTML5 is…
- the fifth revision of HTML. It includes all the features of HTML4, XHTML 1 and DOM Level 2 HTML. “the new standard”
- meant to also run on low-powered devices like smart phones and tablets.
- Still a work in progress
- A cooperation between W3C and WHATWG
- Meant to reduce the need for external plug-ns
New features include <canvas> element for 2D drawing, <video> and <audio>, and content-specific elements like <article>, <footer>, etc…
I am most excited about potentially not needing a million different plug-ins for each browser that I have to update constantly and keep up with. It is definitely more of a problem on networked computers like at my work than at home, but both will be made more convenient.
I don’t like the geolocation feature – is this why Google maps is always trying to ask my current location? I don’t want that kind of info out there – its too far. Really freaky stuff… especially for computer illiterates whose privacy may be compromised without them even being aware of it.
Application caches sound interesting, but I am not sure I fully understand what they do. How can you browse a web page without being connected to the internet?
"XHTML is a stricter and cleaner version of HTML"
I don’t understand why it is bad to have errors in HTML code if the browser still displays them properly…
I also don’t understand why we should bother to learn it if HTML5 covers it and more.
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