HTML5

[Nick]

Nov 2, 2010 0:03:21 GMT moneyman18 said:

It may be easy, yes, but you originally said easier and I don't see how it is any easier other than I will actually be able to remember the doctype.

Yeah lol, aint that the truth

[Cam]

Nov 2, 2010 0:29:06 GMT Nick said:

Nov 2, 2010 0:03:21 GMT moneyman18 said:

It may be easy, yes, but you originally said easier and I don't see how it is any easier other than I will actually be able to remember the doctype.

Yeah lol, aint that the truth

It does look a lot easier to me =/

[russellr]

In that example its practically the same just with various tags you would just ID have their own name... the main new additions are the sliders and video standards really....

But its as easy as you make it surely!

[edenwax]

I think it's a bit more convenient. Instead of <div id = "header"></div>, you can use <header></header> tags etc.

Saves a bit of time.

[Nick]

Yeah, I'm liking the new HTML 5. Got an app for my ipod that is an HTML 5 cheet sheet to look at when I am board.

[Cam]

Did it cost?

[Nick]

I don't believe so. If it did, which I doubt, it would have been 99 cents.

[Cam]

I found a cool app for HTML 5

[hbk]

HTML5 is easy to code, however I still prefer XHTML 1.1 Transitional. xP

[Bobby]

HTML5 isn't any simpler than HTML 4.01. If anything it's become more complex due to the stronger defined hierarchy. Up until now the document hierarchy has been virtually nonexistant. Sure you can reprecent headers and their content in order of precedence but that's about it. HTML5 introduces elements such as HEADER, NAV and FOOTER which clear denote what they reprecent. The SECTION and ARTICLE elements also aid in the hierarchy. HTML5 will rely less on using DIV elements to split up content and more on explicit elements. So if anything it's more to remember.

What I look forward to most with HTML5 are the media options (through the AUDIO and VIDEO elements) and the new CANVAS element. Especially the latter as plenty of fun can be had with it. Take this for example. Obviously drawing stick figures isn't making full use of the element. But graphs, web applications, even online games will all be able to make great use out of the CANVAS. It'll be interesting to see what people come up with as it becomes more and more supported. Aka, whenever IE decides to stop being a tool and add support.

What I look forward to even more than HTML5 are some of the technologies that are rolling out alongside it. WebSockets will be a crucial element for server-client applications. They bring the capabilities of raw sockets to client side coding. And the best part is that they're cross-domain (where Ajax isn't) and the WebSocket protocol is more lightweight than HTTP which Ajax uses. They take longer to develop with, but the end result is pretty spot on. Web Workers are also going to hold their own. And Indexed DB shows promise should IE decide to support it.