Friday, March 2, 2012

Week 9 Notes

W3schools HTML5 Tutorial

Why did it take so long for HTML5 to be introduced and named a standard? I think it's great that the programmers are finally taking steps to bring the behind-the-scenes of the Internet up to date. Who is responsible for updating the programming language?

When will HTML5 be officially named a standard?


Wikipedia: HTML5

I like the logo for HTML5. Although, it's amusing that the logo gets a section that is the same size as more important parts of the page (like Markup). How different is HTML5 after all?

If HTML5 is still in development, how relevant will it be when it's named a standard? Won't parts of it be obsolete already? The video and audio parts of the language seem like a nice improvement.

Will HTML5 still work with the other programming languages like CSS? How exactly do you implement a new programming language? How are the old webpages affected?


W3schools XHTML Tutorial

The main difference between HTML and XHTML is that XHTML is a cleaner version of HTML. It's more strict. Isn't this just making a mountain out of a molehill? It seems like the programming world is just making things complicated for no reason. Why is XHTML necessary? I guess XHTML could be similar to proper grammar. You're taught the correct way to write and speak, yet we develop slang and conversational grammar. We say kinda instead of kind of, and some people say they're going to red the room, which evidently means clean up the room. In a way, I guess that's similar. XHTML is proper grammar, while HTML is conversational grammar.

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