I want to see HTML 5 in action
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- Mishga0
is that true?:
The reason HTML 5 will always be inferior to Flash and Silverlight for many tasks is because it is a standard that must be interpreted across a multitude of devices by a multitude of browser and device developers. Just like all prior versions of HTML and XHTML. It is why web development is so incredibly painful. It is why companies write rich applications in Flash and Silverlight in the first place. A single company controls the experience across every browser on every platform. If it is broken, they kick one ass and get it fixed. Whose ass do you kick if Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Safari all implement an HTML proposed video or canvas tag according to the proposal but slightly differently? There's no ass. Or more correctly, there are WAY too many asses.Yes, perhaps HTML 5's video might make Flash unnecessary for most web video. But believe me, RIAs--that's rich internet applications if you're too old a programmer ;)--will likely always require a single target. Games as well.
There are so many that believe HTML 5 is the savior. I REALLY don't think a one of them is a web developer. Or at least not an old...err...experienced one.
— Engadget- It's a been a problem throughout the history of the web for sure.ukit
- But look at browsers today, you can safely write cross browser JS. Which is the "Actionscript" of HTML5.ukit
- It's no doubt W3C needs to get it's shit together too, and I think the more proactive they are the better it will be for all.ismith
- They can't force companies to do anything though, right? Microsoft is the main culprit.ukit
- progressive enhancement.kpl
- w3c is a rubber stamp committee. The real power is the Apple-Google-Mozilla... axis, aka whatwgkpl
- also, the axis has recently annexed Poland. I mean Microsoft.kpl