HTML5 Matters: Tomorrow's Web Today
HTML5 is the next major iteration of the HTML standard. HTML5 includes built-in support for rich content presentation and enhanced user experiences. It has built-in support to enhance on-line and off-line application capabilities. It also has a new set of APIs that greatly eases the development of advanced web applications without the need for third-party plug-ins. For web developers, HTML5 is generally an important upgrade for the web since Web 2.0 became mainstream.
In a nutshell, HTML5 is the unification of Web 2.0 into a standard. The development of web applications in terms of design and innovation can progress faster than the standards. Over time, the modularization and re-use of these inventions became so common in the web development community that they deserve consideration into becoming part of the web standard.
The following sites provide demos of the many capabilities of HTML5:
An HTML5 capable browser is needed to view the demos. Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft IE9 support the HTML5 working draft. HTML5 is still in the process of standardization. However, with the support from many major players in the web development industry, HTML5 is a sure fire implementation once it gets finalized.
Some of HTML5's capabilities compete directly with the offerings of Adobe Flash
and Microsoft's Silverlight
. However, HTML5 adds more to the plate, making it the most compelling upgrade ever. Google is betting on HTML5 for their Chrome OS
(now on pilot testing) and the recently launched Google Chrome Web Store. Microsoft, likewise, have announced that IE9 (now on beta) would have HTML5 support on launch, de-emphasizing Silverlight which Microsoft released in 2007.
For further reading: the HTML5 standard is described here; a summary of new features, changes and updates in HTML5 is available here.
In a nutshell, HTML5 is the unification of Web 2.0 into a standard. The development of web applications in terms of design and innovation can progress faster than the standards. Over time, the modularization and re-use of these inventions became so common in the web development community that they deserve consideration into becoming part of the web standard.
The following sites provide demos of the many capabilities of HTML5:
- http://html5demos.com
- http://www.html5rocks.com
- https://chrome.google.com/webstore
- http://www.apple.com/html5
- http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive
- http://www.youtube.com/html5
An HTML5 capable browser is needed to view the demos. Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft IE9 support the HTML5 working draft. HTML5 is still in the process of standardization. However, with the support from many major players in the web development industry, HTML5 is a sure fire implementation once it gets finalized.
Some of HTML5's capabilities compete directly with the offerings of Adobe Flash
and Microsoft's Silverlight. However, HTML5 adds more to the plate, making it the most compelling upgrade ever. Google is betting on HTML5 for their Chrome OS (now on pilot testing) and the recently launched Google Chrome Web Store. Microsoft, likewise, have announced that IE9 (now on beta) would have HTML5 support on launch, de-emphasizing Silverlight which Microsoft released in 2007.For further reading: the HTML5 standard is described here; a summary of new features, changes and updates in HTML5 is available here.
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