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 ...
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