Well, the word is out. It’s announced all over the internet that HTML5 is going to be the most awesome thing since, well since sliced HTML (cue drumroll). Most of the hype over HTML5 has been pushed by Apple, likely as a ploy against their competitors, Adobe and Microsoft. Although HTML5 has some long awaited features that will enhance our browsing experience, is it really ready for showtime yet? In short, no. And here’s why…
New code languages are being released all the time, promising wonderful new features that were never available on the internet before. These new features are long awaited, and when the code is finally released, we’re itching to get that cool new functionality put onto a website. But hold your horses – that “bleeding edge” code is not quite ready to use yet! Which makes you wonder, why?? If you’ve already heard about cool new features, and the code seems ready to be used, how come we can’t just use it already? First, let me start by explaining the process that new coding languages go through in order to become “stage ready”. It’s quite complex, but I’ll try to put it in a nutshell if I can…