CHAPTER 6

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Practical HTML5

Now that I have covered HTML5 and its related technologies, it’s time for you to build something with them. This chapter will focus on working with HTML5. It will cover issues of browser compatibility, including feature detection, polyfills and shims, and libraries designed to work with HTML5. Last, you will work through a full HTML5 project, from start to finish.

I will begin by defining the requirements for the project, work out how best to implement it, and then break down the implementation method by method.

Browser Support

The biggest barrier to using HTML5 is browser support. If you’re working on a project that ...

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