What's new with HTML5?
Some of the best addition to HTML5 that I want to talk about are Transition, Animation, Video, Audio, Semantic Elements, and Canvas. I have created examples of each of these components that will enhance any webpage.
HTML comes in different versions. When people talk about HTML 5 they
are talking about the updates to the mark up language. These updates
were agreed (mostly) by a whole host of different parties, all members
of an organization called W3C. W3C was founded in 1994 by Tim
Berners-Lee, who also created the first version of HTML. They now
oversee the defining of new Web technologies. Companies who make browser
like Microsoft (Internet Explorer), Mozilla (FireFox), and Apple
(Safari) can then decide which of the new Web technologies they wish to
implement.
Most of the big names in browser technology decided to implement quite a
lot of the new suggested updates (specifications) put forward by the
W3C. These specifications are commonly known as HTML 5. In practice,
this means implementing features like HTML Video and audio directly into
the browser, as opposed to needing a 3rd party plug-in like Adobe's
Flash. Another exciting update is something called the Canvas tag. This
allows you to create quite sophisticated animations and graphics using
JavaScript, again without needing a 3rd-party plug-in.
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Looking ahead
I think HTML5.1 will include seamless video streaming; stay tuned.