HTML5 & CSS3

[Marked 197]

Being a webdevloper sucks. Everything changes all the time and you have to create websites to support an array of browsers. Does anyone else miss IE's monopoly?!

 

Just kidding, I couldn't think of any other intro to a few links I found to introduce HTML5 and CSS3 and getting compatibility in a few browsers.

Learning HTML5

Html5Doctor

Dive into HTML 5

IE support for browsers

Html5Shim

CSS3 in IE

Css3Pie

[Mercury 0]

When I first learned HTML, I went here; http://www.w3schools.com/htmL/ . But times are changing. ):

 

I'll check these out sometime.

Edited April 19, 2011 by Mercury

[Marked 197]

Haha, I often use that reference when I forget the exact syntax for something.

 

I just read one of the intros and I think its definitely worth a read: http://diveintohtml5.org/introduction.html

 

 

I learned html just by writing I think. I use dreamwear so it auto-completes or shows you what css you can use, what elements inside tags, etc. So I know most basic html by heart just by messing around and writing things for the site. I started writing components from basically no knowledge, and thats how I learnt.

[Mercury 0]

I use dreamweaver too, and I personally prefer it to notepad.

 

I always thought HTML was pretty easy by itself, but when I went on to PHP I saw a pretty drastic difference. So I ended up never learning it.

Though, it's really just because I forgot about it.

 

Ah, but on-topic, the author definitely seems to know what he's talking about, so it should be factual enough. If it wasn't for the fact that it's time for me to sleep, I'd have given an actual opinion. :sweatdrop:

 

If I remember, I will tomorrow.

[Marked 197]

Its not really off-topic. Yeah HTML is pretty simple, but thats not to say it can't get complicated. By itself it is simple, but you have to write it within the limits of CSS too to achieve your design. I only ever write html in php, but it is very simple to mix.

 

One trick I picked up worth mentioning is the following:

<php

$variable='This is going to mixed somewhere in the html'

?>

<div>This is html</div>
<div><?=$variable?></div>
<span>Oooh more html</span>

This is opposed to using the following which is slightly longer

<? echo $variable ?>

 

If it wasn't for this site, I'd have never learned PHP. Without that type of motivation, I'm sure its particularly difficult. Though as long as you have a goal of what to achieve, and the means to go out and learn how to achieve it (eg google), then you're all set to learn. For example the project cards component (in the 'Other' menu) was made during the week the site went down. I suddenly had the idea but had no idea how to do it, or if it was even possible.

[gRaViJa 4]

It's gonna be intresting to watch the battle between html5 and flash. I hope html5 wins because i dislike creating anything in flash/actionscript. But Adobe has a powerfull tool in the makes with Wallaby which can convert flash into html5.

[Chief 30]

There isn't even a real battle between flash and HTML5. Flash is horrible and chunky for websites. Its pretty grotesque. HTML5 is lightweight, and will eventually be compatible in every major browser.

[gRaViJa 4]

Oh, but there is a battle. There are many companies supporting flash in the future over html5 (like Adobe, Nokia, Opera and Android). This is mainly for video and games, not websites.

 

However, it does look like html5 is winning (luckily). One company after another is changing to html5 lately, with CBS being the latest i know of.

Edited May 19, 2011 by gRaViJa

[Chief 30]

lol, for games, this isnt a contest. Nobody would choose HTML5 over Flash for games. Sure, making a game in HTML5 is kind of fun, but its just not how its supposed to be. This is about for websites.

[gRaViJa 4]

That's exactly why html5 hasn't won the battle yet: html5 is better for websites and video, while flash is better for games and animations. Still, i have seen some very impressive html5 games

[Chief 30]

I still say there is no real battle. people are just making a big deal out of it. Neither of them is going to win or lose anything. HTML5 is staying for websites. Flash is still great for flash games and some animation. Theyre both winning their own battle.

[Marked 197]

Yeah I tend to agree with you there Chief. They both sort of cross into each others main function, but I think that flash can probably do better websites than HTML5 can do games. I don't actually know anything about HTML5 and games and I am assuming that based purely on the popularity of flash websites.

 

However, I generally close flash sites immediately. I can't stand them. Also I hear apple is going to use HTML5 to try and fill in the gap left by flash. Probably won't have an affect on popularity though.

[gRaViJa 4]

Don't underestimate html5 capabilities for games: http://html5games.com/