Part 1

Moving on to HTML5

HTML5 is the newest incarnation of the HTML family of languages. HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is one of the main reasons the Web is as powerful and useful as it is. HTML is a reasonably simple system of plain-text codes that provide the structure of all Web pages on the Internet.

In this part, you take a quick look at how HTML5 fits in the history of the Web, and put together a few tools you’ll need to get started.

tip.eps Be sure to check out my Web site for working examples of every code fragment in the book: www.aharrisbooks.net/h5qr.

In this part . . .

check.pngLooking at the History of HTML

check.pngUnderstanding What HTML5 Is

check.pngRunning Tests for Browser Features

check.pngDeciding on a Suitable Browser

check.pngUtilizing Chrome Frame to Add Support to IE

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