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- What is the status of the HTML 5 standard?
- The HTML 5 standard is still under development.
However, to extend the life span of HTML documents being created, it's not a
bad idea to start migrating toward those features of HTML 5 that already work now.
A good place to start is the
HTML Cheat Sheet.
Avoid any obsolete coding that is shown with a strikethrough font and
be aware than anything indicated as New
features in HTML 5 might not work in some browsers yet.
- When can I start coding with HTML 5?
- HTML 5 has been designed to be relatively backward compatible with both the
1997-1999 HTML 4 standard and the 2000-2001 XHTML 1.x W3C recommendation of HTML.
The XML serialization of HTML 5 merges these two standards, and is already
understood by virtually all web browsers including XHTML-based mobile browsers.
Polyglot HTML documents
can be delivered either as text/html to traditional
web browsers or as application/xhtml+xml to
web browsers on computers as well as in cell phones and other handheld devices.
So if you start creating polyglot documents now your web pages will be
well positioned for both current and future HTML browsers and mobile devices.
For now, just try to avoid tags that have been deprecated in HTML 5 or newly added -
the HTML Cheat Sheet
is designed to help with both what's new in HTML 5 and what's been deprecated.
Make sure you know how to use
CSS
and
XSL
templates.
- What is the easiest way to make the transition to HTML 5?
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- If you are already an experienced HTML developer, start by learning which
HTML you should no longer be using. The previously supported tags that
are now deprecated are indiciated with a strike-through font in the
HTML Cheat Sheet.
- What are some advantages/disadvantages of the HTML serialization vs. the
XML serialization of HTML 5?
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- The XML serialization provides a namespace for the HTML tag element names,
avoiding naming conflicts with non-HTML elements in other namespaces.
This allows HTML content to be aggregated with other content
without having to be concerned with potential name clashes.
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Last updated Sunday September 19, 2010
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