Book Details
By: Matthew David
ISBN 978-0-240-81328-8
235 pages
Published: 2010
About the Book
Incredibly, it has been more than 20 years since the first release of HTML, the HyperText Markup Language. In the early days of web development, HTML underwent a series of rapid evolutions from simple text to including images and adding CSS to format text.
Then in 1997 the introduction of HTML4 hit the market and everything came to a stop. Sure, we saw the release of XHTML, but there was very little advancement in HTML as a language. Why the hold up? The reason is based on three major factors: computers were limited in what they could process, the connection to the Web was limited to the speed of a user’s dial-up modem, and the Web was busily being molded into a new medium.
However, the Web has evolved. Today, computers are blinding fast with many of us running SmartPhones faster than desktop behemoths of just 6 years ago. Connection to the Web is now measured in megabytes per second, and the Web is now a standard we all rely on. It has become increasingly apparent that HTML4 just does not cut it for modern Web users. Bottom line:
We need a new standard.
Implement the powerful new multimedia and interactive capabilities offered by HTML5, including style control tools, illustration tools, video, audio, and rich media solutions. Understand how HTML5 is changing the Web development game with this full-color, project-based treatment that shows you-not just tells you-what HTML5 can do for your Web sites. Reinforce your practical understanding of the new standard with demo applications and tutorials, so that execution is one short step away. The companion website, visualizetheweb.com , is packed full of extra information, online code libraries, and a user forum, offering even more opportunity to learn new skills, practice your coding and interact with other users.
A group called the Web Standards Project began developing HTML5 in 2007. The goal of the project is ambitious: Develop an HTML standard that is capable of running full applications in a web browser. HTML5 introduces a broad set of new technologies, including:
• New HTML elements
• Geolocation APIs
• Drag-and-drop APIs
• Local data APIs
• Forms 2.0
• Video and audio support
• SVG and CANVAS graphics
• CSS3
• Two- and three-dimensional animation
• JavaScript 2.0
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