I never really understood what HTML5 was until this article. The author explained it simply and I understand why it was created. It creates a more ‘meaningful’ markup (alliteration- ha) that helps when designing a webpage. It’s amazing that one guy from Google analyzed a billion webpages to create HTML5. That’s a lot of webpages. After creating my website, I see why using HTML5 would be more beneficial for organizing everything. I’m already thinking of how I would change it.
One thing I’ve learned in the past few articles is that Internet Explorer sucks. It’s never been my favorite, but as a web publisher I see a whole new side of it. It’s like the redheaded stepchild of web browsers. There’s already enough work in creating a website without having to plan accordingly for IE. But I suppose you must, since some people (ahem, my grandparents) use Internet Explorer.
I liked the author’s sass, in addition to the information he provided: “header is our new element for headers, oddly enough.”
I agree with Bruce in that ‘aside’ and ‘figure’ are rather close in design. Figure is for pictures, but it is the same concept, just with the ‘legend’ association. I do think it’s nice to have a distinction for pictures, illustrations, etc. and their captions, but it does seem like extra work. I would have a better opinion if I were actually creating my website in HTML5.
Since this article was written in 2009, it will be more interesting to learn how HTML5 is now. I’m assuming it’s more mainstream, but I have no idea. This is a great way to start learning about HTML5, but I want to know more!!! Is it the new norm? Do I have to completely change my website to HTML5? Is there an HTML6 in the future (because maybe I’ll just wait)?