Reasons to Start Using HTML5 Today

There is a lot of excitement around HTML5, and well there should be because this major reworking of HTML brings functionality that is very exciting. Although the new standard is still being defined many parts of it are pretty much done. Many websites currently on the World Wide Web have already started using HTML5.

HTML5 is about using semantic markup and with it you can create elements that are more relevant to web sites thus making your markup more concise and readable. The new semantics give data meaning. It enables search engines to more accurately determine the various types of information on a page and create an outline, or table of contents if you will thus making it easier to index. Also with the new canvas tag you can generate exciting dynamic content.

Browsers are now also now more capable of understanding the new standards for HTML5, CSS3 and the JavaScript API's.  It is a fun time to be a front end web developer.

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