HTML5 layout tags

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    Regarding the readiness of HTML5, this is a good read:

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/usisvde/…

    A few highlights:

    "Under the milestone timetable announced this week, the W3C said the Working Group will advance, in May 2011, HTML5 to "Last Call," the point at which the W3C thinks the standard's features are set....

    The W3C expects no new features to be added after the Last Call. After Last Call is completed the group will take feedback only from implementers and through trials of the test suite."

    In other words, the spec not being done argument is a red herring. It just takes a while to officially ratify these things when you're talking about these standards organizations. If you look back at the history of HTML, the specs were always published once the new features had been out in the field a few years.

    Having said that, I don't recommend use of Canvas or other advanced features on mass market sites yet. Why? Not because the standard isn't done but because many people are still using IE7/ IE8 and will be for some time.

    But the use of these layout tags will arrive earlier because they still work in older browsers. It's certainly time to start thinking about the timeline of any transition for these practices, especially for people in leadership roles at agencies and so on.

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    • it's not a red herring.. can't you read what you posted..Boz
    • at the very least we might be using HTML5 stuff with some level of certainty after May.. until then it's still wip.Boz
    • and that's as far as standard itself goes, then comes the nightmare with different browser implementations.Boz
    • lol...cmon, this is getting comical Boz. They aren't gonna change anything between now and May.
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    • You're just throwing FUD out because you see it as a threat to Flash
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    • May?TheBlueOne
    • there's no threat to Flash.. Flash and HTML5 will work together..and by next year Flash will be on a whole new level.. there isn't really a competition.Boz
    • level.. there isn't really a competition.Boz
    • Fair enough
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