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20-11-2009, 22:28
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Sky Marshal
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: kavoir.com
Posts: 17
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Would you use HTML5 for your next project?
Did some tests and seems all the HTML5 tags / features work pretty well across all modern browsers except in IE6 for whom you have to use a little JS to make it style specific HTML5 elements. It's easy but still takes quite some time to shape your skills / remember all the tags, etc.. I think I will not adopt it so soon in any foreseeable future as I have yet to discover any substantial benefits it offers. It's disrupting. |
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21-11-2009, 05:56
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Web Developer
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,748
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I haven't really read up about the level of compatibility of HTML 5 with various browsers - but I can't imagine I will be moving up to HTML 5 for several years unless a project specifically requires it - which I can't imagine it would as there is always an alternative (javascript/flash/etc). The majority of HTML 5 showcases I have seen only seem to work in beta versions of Gecko/Webkit. IE is still the main browser for the average joe, it simply can't be ignored unless you are making a website for developers or something. |
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21-11-2009, 12:04
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éireannach
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Cambridge, UK
Posts: 490
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I'm currently playing about a bit with HTML5. Further information on the whole thing: HTML5 Doctor, helping you implement HTML5 today HTML 5 Demos and Examples HTML5 Gallery | A showcase of sites using HTML5 markup More readable spec: HTML 5: The Markup Language |
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22-12-2009, 00:22
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 58
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Google already uses HTML5, check the source on the homepage, you'll see the doctype. I'm usually more apt to use something when the largest companies in the world are using it. Just be selective in what you use. If your code subscribes to 'progressive enhancement' and 'graceful degradation' then there isn't much of a problem. Just don't rely on unsupported attributes for functionality yet, make sure your page degrades properly for browsers that don't support certain html5 functionalities yet. I would avoid the embedded media types(audio,video). They are fairly useless for the time being. |
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22-12-2009, 05:48
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: England
Posts: 1,010
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Long way off from a complete HTML5. Although elements of HTML5 are available to use, they can only be done so in the newer browsers being developed such as IE8. In an ideal world everyone would use latest version of FireFox , or at least everyone has the latest version of IE as well, which would make life a bit easier. Another point is that the uptake of other wonderful new versions of (X)HTML and CSS h in the past have taken a long time to be widely implemented, not to mention certain companies not even trying to bother to fully support CSS2 for example. Microsoft just seem to do not care, it is a pity that the vast majority of people still use IE, maybe theres politics and other childish games going on in board rooms that effect IEs development and lack of support etc, but thats another story. In short, HTML5 is years away from being mainstream, heres article from the W3 wiki FAQ - WHATWG Wiki It is estimated by the editor that HTML5 will reach the W3C Candidate Recommendation stage during 2012. That doesn't mean you can't start using it yet, though. Different parts of the specification are at different maturity levels. Some sections are already relatively stable and there are implementations that are already quite close to completion, and those features can be used today (e.g. <canvas>). But other sections are still being actively worked on and changed regularly, or not even written yet. War is Gods way of teaching Americans Geography
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