HTML5 is the 5th revision of the HTML language created in 1990 for structuring and presenting content on the Internet, and an attempt to improve support for modern multimedia elements.
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How do developers find the time to stay on top of latest technologies? [closed]
I was a freelance web developer until circa 2004 when I started going down the management route but have decided to try to get back into development again (specifically JavaScript and HTML5 web/mobile ...
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Why would one bother marking up properly and semantically?
Note that I (try) to mark up as semantically as possible because I like they way it looks and feels, but not because I'm aware of any other stunning advantages. The point of my question is to be ...
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How do I get started with HTML5? [closed]
What is the recommended workflow to learn HTML5? What tools should I install? What SDK? Where to start? How to test? How to debug? What do I read?
I understand that what is often labelled as "HTML5 ...
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Why not XHTML5?
So, HTML5 is the Big Step Forward, I'm told. The last step forward we took that I'm aware of was the introduction of XHTML. The advantages were obvious: simplicity, strictness, the ability to use ...
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Is XHTML5 dead or is it just an synonym of HTML5?
So what happened to XHTML5?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/
That page is a draft for both xhtml5 and html5?
So there's no difference between these doctypes?
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Does Silverlight have a future?
Recently I have read some articles/blogs/comments about the development and history of WPF and Silverlight. In some forums many developers and users criticize the performance of WPF applications (for ...
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Why does it take so long to finalize the HTML 5 spec? [closed]
I was reading this and one sentence caught my eye (emphasis mine):
So Ian Hickson, XHTML’s biggest critic, fathered HTML 5, an action-oriented toddler specification that won’t reach adulthood ...
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Why were frames deprecated in HTML5, but not iFrames?
Why were frames deprecated in HTML5, but not iFrames? After all, there is almost no difference between the two. In many instances using either of them would give the same output (pardon me if I am ...
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Is validating HTML a thing of the past?
With us moving continually closer to HTML5 in terms of adoption, is writing HTML for validity something the web is rejecting, allowing us to straddle standards as the web continues to be in a ...
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Dev approaches to complex JavaScript UI's
I am trying to understand the landscape of different approaches, and best practices, around the development of complex client-side JavaScript.
I'm not sure what to label this class of application, ...
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Relevance of HTML5: Is now the time?
It seems like most of the jobs I'm receiving, and most of the Internet, is still using standard HTML (HTML 4, let's say) + CSS + JS. Does anyone have any vision on where HTML5 is as a standard, ...
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What does Windows 8 mean for the future of .NET? [closed]
Microsoft showed off a demo of Windows 8, including a new platform that allows developers to use HTML5 and JavaScript.
Is this new platform the main way to develop for Windows 8? Is Microsoft ...
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Why there are no PUT and DELETE methods in HTML forms?
HTML4 / XHTML1 allows only GET and POST in forms, now it seems like HTML5 will do the same. There is a proposal to add these two but it doesn't seem to be gaining traction. What were the technical or ...
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HTML5 hype as native app replacement - reliable analysis and sources
I am asking this as an objective question and have no interest in inciting a flamewar. My point here is to gather some evidence to assist in decisionmaking and communicating with non-technical folks ...
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Advantages and disadvantages to using XAML/C# or HTML5/JavaScipt for Metro apps? [closed]
I was just wondering if there are any major advantages or disadvantages to using either XAML/C# or HTML5/JavaScript for Metro Apps.
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Will HTML5/JS Eventually Replace All Client Side Languages? [closed]
I'm just wondering about the future of it all. IMHO, there are 4 forces that define where technology goes: Microsoft, Apple, Google, Adobe.
It looks like in Apple's iPhone/iPad iADs can now be ...
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What's the best way to build a cross-platform HTML5 app (alternative JS frameworks)?
I want to build an HTML5 app that will work on nearly every platform (qualified as desktop: FF, Chrome, Safari, IE9+, mobile: iOS, Android built-in browsers, not installed App browsers) -- if it is a ...
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Does the lack of states on HTTP make the protocol unfit for modern applications? [closed]
I changed from PHP to ASP.NET, now I’m working with webforms in a somewhat large company. I given some though and research to back my impressions on ASP.NET webforms and I came to the conclusion that ...
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Is there an alternative to HTML Web Sockets, now that Firefox 4 has disabled them?
I've been checking out some of the latest multiplayer engines in HTML all supporting multi-user games (Very nice) - I believe all these engines use Web Sockets for communication.
That’s why we’ve ...
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is it realistic to make use of HTML5 local storage to store CSS, and JavaScript
The idea is to make use of HTML5 local storage to store frequently accessed CSS and JavaScript.
For example (pseudo-code):
var load_from_cdn = true;
if (detect local storage)
{
if (cache of ...
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The future of desktop application development [closed]
During the last months there was much written about HTML5 and many big player (Google, Microsoft,....) are planning to accelerate their HTML5 strategy. Google plans a browser based OS. Microsoft also ...
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Is HTML 5 good enough for developers to switch from Flash?
Just curious, because many developers use Flash to do many things that HTML 4 (correct me if I'm wrong) or below cannot or had a hard time doing, like for example the rounded corners (Canvass) and ...
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How is Google’s current homepage made? [closed]
If you look at Martha Graham Google Doodle, its an animation.
Its not too long ago that you would not see such an animation on a web page without the use of Flash (or a similar plugin).
I am ...
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How important is the Acid3 Test anymore and what should replace it?
For a long while the default guide to latest standards support for browsers was the Acid 3 Test. I've just run this on Windows 7 (x64) for Chrome 15.0, Firefox 7.0, Safari 5.1 and IE 9.0 and they all ...
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HTML5 video sprites
I'm currently working on a project where there is a requirement to dynamically composite multiple synchronised video sources onto a single canvas. The initial prototype I put together loaded the video ...
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Rush to client-side in web development
In the past few months, I recognized a big excitement about client-side scripting in web development. But while server-side technologies are mature, stable and well accepted by backend-developers, ...
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These days is it required to test a desktop website for IE6 and IE7? Or is IE8 and IE9 enough?
These days is it required to test a desktop website for IE6 and IE7? Or is IE8 and IE9 enough?
I heard that IE8 has replaced IE7.
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I seem to be missing a few important concepts with PhoneGap
I'm planning on developing an app on multiple platforms and I'm thinking that PhoneGap might be perfect for me. I had been reading that it's one codebase for all platforms but looking at the PhoneGap ...
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Examples of web applications that work entirely offline using HTML5 [closed]
I would like to check out some real-world web applications that work offline using HTML5 (application cache and local storage, I believe).
I am not able to find any. I can find a lot of ...
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Programming “everything” using HTML5?
HTML 5 applications in the browser really seem to be taking off. I've been using src:kit within Google Chrome for a few weeks and love it. I'm an ASP.Net (C#/MVC 3) developer by trade, and in the past ...
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Why is semantic markup given more weight for search engines?
This question follows directly from the part of an answer of this question - Why would one bother marking up properly and semantically? .
I would like to understand why SEO techniques gives more ...
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Do Java applets have any place on the web today? [closed]
Many browsers now disable Java applets by default, requiring them to be enabled on a per-page basis. It seems like applets have not changed much in the past few years. In fact, it seems that ...
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Is there a canonical book on creating highly interactive websites (eg. “Flash” like) with HTML5/CSS3/JS/jQuery?
I know some of the basics of these technologies already, but it is mostly limited to more static sites. Using things like HTMl5 semantic elements, CSS3 gradients, shadows, @font-face etc.
Is there a ...
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I made an HTML5/Javascript game. Do I have to license it?
So I created an HTML5/Javascript online game. I host it on my website for anyone to play for free. I am still currently working on it. Do I need to license my game? And if so, what license do you ...
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What are the disadvantages of unobtrusive script patterns in web applications?
First of all, is there a name for this as a bona-fide design pattern? Currently I've just been referring to it as "unobtrusive javascript". Here is a brief example of what I am talking about:
1.) Use ...
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Will javascript be in the HTML5 standard
I'm pretty new to the web development scene, and I just want to be absolutely clear on this because I've read a few conflicting statements.
I was under the impression that "html5" is a particular way ...
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Which framework for HTML5 mobile web app?
I used to be an iPhone app developer. Now there are frequent enquires on cross-platform mobile app. So I look for a web based solution and find Sencha Touch. Are there more options? What's your ...
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In-Browser code editors
I just received my ChromeOS Notebook and have been looking around for an in-browser IDE/Text editor. I was wondering if anyone has come across any that they liked / showed potential.
I would like to ...
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Is HTML5 more secure to develop for than Silverlight?
I'm learning Silverlight, and I know that if I master it, I can apply the same concepts to WPF, which means I can do either web or desktop development pretty easily. But I've read articles and ...
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Open Source Licenses
I'm independently developing a physics-based game using HTML5 canvas and JavaScript; I've used no external code at all (including physics or game engines), and my code is about 5000 lines in length. ...
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Do I need to go back and learn HTML 5 and CSS 3? [closed]
I have been working on learning as much as I can before starting college to change my career, and I noticed on the w3schools site that there is now html and html 5, css and css 3. Do I need to go back ...
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Learn HTML5 CSS3 and JavaScript [closed]
What is best way to learn these technologies which would enable me to understand all the 3 in a combined perspective rather than individually?
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What Technology can Render Medium Scale 3d Environments in a Web-Browser
I intend to make a web application that displays 3d environments that can be navigated by dragging(with a finger or mouse depending on the platform). The web app will render 3d environments of ...
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What are good HTML 5 and PHP 5 books to get? [closed]
I am looking for beginner books into PHP 5 (Maybe with a bit into MySQL?) and HTML 5. I started self-teaching myself PHP although it has become a problem as the tutorials online are either outdated or ...
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What is meant by namespaced content and what advantages does it have?
I was reading this blog by James Bennett regarding HTML vs XHTML . He writes :
I don’t have any need for namespaced content; I’m not displaying any
complex mathematical notation here and don’t ...
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Cross platform or web development with .NET
With iOS and Android soaring on mobile devices that become ever more pervasive, every other year being the 'year of Linux on the desktop' - which is somewhat snarky, but they are getting there -, OSX ...
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Javascript client - which is likely to be better serverside? WCF or MVC3 controller with restful messages?
I'm looking to write a server side service, which will be accessed from a Javascript/HTML5 client.
The client will likely be sending a bunch of restful messages over HTTPS.
All other things being ...
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Are there any frameworks available for drawing with CSS?
I realize this sounds silly. Let me explain:
I just came across this page about using CSS elements to create shapes- square, circle, triangle, star, yin-yang (yin-yang!), etc. using pseudo elements.
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HTML 4, XHTML and CSS 2 - How long until these are obsolete?
I got into the game of programming, exactly a year ago. Now i am posing as an HTML, CSS and Javascript Guru.
html5 and css3 are the new things out there but in my opinion they are still experimental, ...
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Starting on Web Project now - Do we choose HTML5/JS over Silverlight? [closed]
we are about to start on a Web Development project (the planning starts early 2011).
Do we choose HTML5/JS over Silverlight?
Are there any applications which now run on HTML5? Samples?
A simple ...
