HTML5 in Action

Appendix A. HTML5 and related specifications

This appendix covers

• Development of the HTML5 specification
• Popular W3C-accepted HTML5 specifications (non-drafts)
• Related, popular specifications (non-HTML5)

It would be odd if you hadn’t heard buzzwords such as HTML5, CSS3, and Node.JS used inaccurately, or even incorrectly, at some point. In particular, HTML5 has become a catchall word for emerging web technologies. For example, one of the authors once met a marketer who said, “I can create an SEO-optimized video game with HTML5.” At the least, it’s important to know what an HTML5 specification is, and what it isn’t, to keep you from making a fool of yourself. For appendix A, we’ll cover what’s officially HTML5 and what isn’t.

A.1. The origins ...