The Truth About HTML5 [electronic resource] /
Owen, RJ.author.
Stevens, Luke.author.
The Truth About HTML5 is for web designers, web developers, and front-end coders who want to get up to speed with HTML5. The book isn't afraid to point out what everyone gets wrong about HTML5's new markup, so you don’t make the same mistakes. It will show you what rocks in HTML5 today and what the future holds. Marking up a basic web page shouldn't be a quasi-religious exercise where the high priests of HTML5 must be consulted for their interpretation of the holy texts (the HTML5 spec). Don’t waste hours trawling through confusing, poorly researched, and often flat-out wrong information on the Internet. Get the truth on HTML5's markup here. You'll also find out about HTML5's new microdata standard that's being used on major websites, such as eBay and IMDB, right now, and get the low-down on the Canvas object and what it can and can't do for you. The book also covers how HTML5 affects CMSs and web apps, what HTML5 means for mobile, and what the future holds. HTML5 isn't one big blob of technology that will be "finished" at some point in the future. It’s a grab bag of cool stuff, much of which has been around for years. Learn what’s well supported and ready to go today. Now that the initial wave of hype is over, it's time to learn the truth about HTML5.
""Contents at a Glance""; ""Contents""; ""About the Authors""; ""About the Technical Reviewer""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: A Somewhat Sensationalized History of HTML5""; ""How Architecture Astronauts and the W3C Tried to Kill HTML""; ""You Probably Use XML""; ""XHTML Is Born, But What Does It Mean?""; ""Draconian Error Handling (Or: Why Donâ€?t I Just Punch You in the Face?)""; ""OK, Not Really. But Your Browser Would Punch You in the Face""; ""XHTML Still Meant Better HTML""; ""But the Crazy Had Only Just Begun""; ""XHTML 2.0: Unloved and Alone""
""HTML5: A New Hopeâ€?.â€?.â€?.â€?We Hope""""The W3C Says Go to Hell""; ""The WHATWG Is Born""; ""Itâ€?s a Whole New World""; ""To HTML5 and Beyond!""; ""HTML5 Is the New Black or Hotness or Something""; ""Is HTML5 Hype, Substance, or Both?""; ""Hixie or Bust""; ""XHTML 2.0 Is Dead and Everyone Is Happy""; ""HTML5â€?.â€?.â€?.â€?erâ€?.â€?.â€?.â€?HTML, waitâ€?.â€?.â€?.â€?HTML.next?""; ""Should We Just Kill Off the W3C Altogether or Embrace It?""; ""Reform""; ""Destroy""; ""Embrace""; ""How Does New Stuff Get Added to HTML5 Now?""; ""WHATWG and W3C Diversions""; ""TL; DR""
""What Weâ€?ll Be Focusing On""""Chapter 2: The Truth About a Basic HTML5 Web Page""; ""Formatting Changes in HTML5""; ""What About an HTML5 Shim and CSS for the New Elements?""; ""What About the HTML5 Boilerplate and Modernizr ?""; ""Chapter 3: The Truth About Structuring an HTML5 Page""; ""A Little Taste of Pain: The Sectioning Elements""; ""Where Did These Elements Come From?""; ""Who Cares?""; ""The Contradiction at the Heart of HTML5â€?s New Elements""; ""Outline What?""; ""What Is an Outline, and Why Should I Care?""; ""How We Currently Create Outlines (Even Without Realizing It)""
""â€œSectioningâ€? Is an Old Problem""""If We Care About Blind Users, We Should Care About Headings""; ""HTML5â€?s â€œImprovedâ€? Outlining Was Dead Before It Ever Shipped""; ""Sneaking in Big Ideas Leads to Dead Ideas""; ""We Forked the Spec""; ""The Exception Is  (Sort Of)""; ""How Should We Structure an HTML5 Page?""; ""Styling Headings HTML5-Style Is Kind of Insane""; ""This Is Not Inconsequential: People Have to Teach This Stuff""; ""Where Does This Leave Us?""; ""A Sane Approach to Structural Markup for Accessibility""; ""ARIA Benefits""; ""Layout Recommendations""
""Chapter 4: The Truth About HTML5â€?s Structural Elements""""""; ""Really, It Doesnâ€?t Do Anything""; ""How Can Screen Readers Use  When Itâ€?s Everywhere?""; ""ARIA Alternative: Banner""; ""Recommendation""; """"; ""Good Intentions;  Accessibility Disaster""; ""ARIA Alternative: Navigation""; ""Recommendation""; "" and ""; """"; ""Sections == Outlines""; ""Russian Dolls""; ""Recommendation""; """"; ""Specifications Should Specify""; ""Nesting  for Articles and Comments""; ""Search Engines Donâ€?t Need ""
"" Is Not for the â€œMainâ€? Part""
"Discover What You Really Need to Know about the Biggest Technology on the Web"--Cover.
Includes index.
The Truth About HTML5 is for web designers, web developers, and front-end coders who want to get up to speed with HTML5. The book isn't afraid to point out what everyone gets wrong about HTML5's new markup, so you don’t make the same mistakes. It will show you what rocks in HTML5 today and what the future holds. Marking up a basic web page shouldn't be a quasi-religious exercise where the high priests of HTML5 must be consulted for their interpretation of the holy texts (the HTML5 spec). Don’t waste hours trawling through confusing, poorly researched, and often flat-out wrong information on the Internet. Get the truth on HTML5's markup here. You'll also find out about HTML5's new microdata standard that's being used on major websites, such as eBay and IMDB, right now, and get the low-down on the Canvas object and what it can and can't do for you. The book also covers how HTML5 affects CMSs and web apps, what HTML5 means for mobile, and what the future holds. HTML5 isn't one big blob of technology that will be "finished" at some point in the future. It’s a grab bag of cool stuff, much of which has been around for years. Learn what’s well supported and ready to go today. Now that the initial wave of hype is over, it's time to learn the truth about HTML5.
Computer programming.
Software engineering.
Web Development.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.