HTML5 (20100713)

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1. overview 2. web storage 3. drag and drop 4. form features

HTML 5 really wanted to be JavaScript.

“Scripting should be avoided when more declarative markup can be used.” W3C’s official position on scripting

HTML 5, right now, is a celebration of Webkit. (this includes MobileSafari and Android)

Web Storage localStorage sessionStorage 6.0: ✗ 3.0: ✓ 3: ✗ 5.0: ✓ 7.0: ✗ 3.5: ✓ 4 / 5: ✓ 6.0: ✓ 8.0: ✓ 4.0: ✓ mob: ✓ mob: ✓

localStorage

1. storing data

persisting across 2. (tab) sessions

persisting across 3. (browser) sessions

sessionStorage

1. storing data

persisting across 2. (single tab) sessions

no persistence across 3. (browser) sessions

drag and drop is messed up. 6.0: ✗ 3.0: ✗ 3: ✗ 5.0: ✓ 7.0: ✗ 3.5: ✓ 4 / 5: ✓ 6.0: ✓ 8.0: ? 4.0: ✓ mob: ✗ mob: ✗

“You MUST NOT use HTML 5 drag and drop. Rely on old-school scripts instead.” Peter-Paul Koch from quirksmode.org

Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome

MSIE 6.0 MSIE 7.0

MSIE 8.0 MSIE 8.0 before after

form features 6.0: ✗ 3.0: ✗ 3: ✗ 5.0: ✓ 7.0: ✗ 3.5: ✗ 4 / 5: ✓ 6.0: ✓ 8.0: ✗ 4.0: ✓ mob: ✓ mob: ✓

You + HTML 5 =

fallback = jQuery

“I expect HTML5 to become a W3C Recommendation in the year 2022 or later.” Ian Hickson, editor of the HTML5 spec

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by Kerim Satirli