HTML New HTML5 (2014)

HTML New HTML5 (2014)


I have gone ahead and mingled all of HTML5 straight into our existing HTML course, and updated all of the old elements in my best attempt to adhere them to the new HTML5 specs. HTML5 web pages can validate at the online validation service now. Just be sure to fix what the validator tells you is wrong if you use HTML5 before its standardization date, that is what I have been doing. But I noticed Facebook, Youtube, and many other giant corporate sites have switched to the new HTML5 <!DOCTYPE> declaration. If they are doing it early, it must be for reasons of traffic gain and I am switching early too.

HTML5 is just an extension, enhancement, add-on parts to an existing technology. Much like if you got new power seats, paint job, and a new motor for your old car. You are still using most of your old car parts to operate the vehicle(some got chucked out), but you enjoy the new enhancements to your vehicle. I went ahead and deleted any HTML tags that are deprecating in HTML5(2014) from the course so nobody starts using them today just to have them deprecate soon. I still have a few more things to cover about HTML5 to make this the most complete guide/tutorial, but it should not take me long.

Last I heard it was scheduled for a 2014 official release. Not all browser software will support the use of HTML5 tags yet, but most new versions of the big name browsers support it half way already.

HTML5 forms are greatly improved and I have to say that so far they excite me the most out of all the new additions. The interfaces and inputs we now have are very cool and many are similar to Flash form components. Everything from sliders to date and color pickers has been added. I recommend you get your feet wet with Javascript a little bit since HTML5 functionality relies heavily upon the use of Javascript to accomplish tasks.

HTML5 and Javascript cannot kill Flash yet so don't throw out your Flash authoring tool, there has been a lot of misinformation and hype in regards to HTML5 and Javascript making it to where we do not need Flash to create extraordinary animations or video games easily. The HTML5 canvas tag is not a magic animation tag, you have to apply some seriously complex Javascript in order to match some magnificent things Flash developers can do.

After reviewing and experimenting with each new features, components, and elements of HTML5 I am quite impressed. I cannot wait until 2014.

Features new to HTML5

Lots of new juicy tags
Built In Audio and Video
Canvas (Drawing and Animation Tag that is Javascript driven)
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
Drag and Drop Functionality
Improved Event Handling
Forms 2.0 (awesome new form controls)
The following features were almost included in HTML5 drafts and might be offered as stand alone specifications. They are a little bit up in the air until we hear they have been added as part of the HTML specs.

WebSocket API
WebSocket protocol
Server-Sent Events
Web Storage
Web SQL Database
A few things from the current standard HTML release will become deprecated in HTML(2014).

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