The Web's language is HTML
The Web's application language is HTML too
HTML is pretty broken
HTML5 to the rescue
Defines processing for all of HTML
Is for Web applications and documents
Is defined in as an abstract language
Can be written in both HTML (HTML5) and XML (XHTML5)
Is a multi-vendor effort
Worked on by overlapping groups: WHATWG and W3C HTML WG
HTML5 is (partially) implemented today
HTML5 can be used today
Great Community! (Wikis, tools, tests, reviewing)
<section>, <footer>, <progress>, <time>, …
<input type=date>, <input pattern=[a-Z]>, …
Immediate mode graphics: <canvas>
<video> and <audio>
SQL storage, offline application cache, drag & drop, editing, …
Get involved: w3.org/html and whatwg.org.
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