HTML5 in Action

Preface

Writing a book about all things HTML5 is more difficult than it sounds. Primarily because of browser and specification changes, it seemed that no matter how much we wrote every six months, browsers would adjust an implementation enough to break a few chapters. This pushed progress back and forth, making chapter revisions a constant fear, especially after we had seen so many books released on HTML5 that were outdated months later. After fighting the tides of change, we eventually nailed down solid app techniques that were resistant to change. These apps should continue to work as HTML5 continues past this book’s release date.

To add to our book’s track record of chaos, it originally started with just Robert Crowther (who was already ...