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HTML5 is the 5th revision of the HTML language created in 1990 for structuring and presenting content on the Internet, and an attempt to improve support for modern multimedia elements.

The fifth revision of HTML attempts to improve the language with support for the modern multimedia elements while still being easily readable by humans. The most "visible" additions are the following syntactical features: <video>, <audio>, <canvas> which are to replace the <object> tag (helped by the integration of SVG) and <section>, <article>, <header> and <nav> which are to semantically enhance the content of documents.

HTML5 is the successor of HTML4, but also of XHTML1 (XHTML2 never went beyond draft). As such, it may be serialized into text/html but also to XML, and this XML serialization has been named XHTML5.

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Why were frames removed in HTML5, but not iFrames?

Why were frames removed in HTML5, but not iFrames? After all, there is almost no difference between the two. In many instances using either of them would give the same output (pardon me if I am wrong)?
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Why does it take so long to finalize the HTML 5 spec?

I was reading this and one sentence caught my eye (emphasis mine): So Ian Hickson, XHTML’s biggest critic, fathered HTML 5, an action-oriented toddler specification that won’t reach adulthood until 2022, although some of it can be used today. Is…
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Relevance of HTML5: Is now the time?

It seems like most of the jobs I'm receiving, and most of the Internet, is still using standard HTML (HTML 4, let's say) + CSS + JS. Does anyone have any vision on where HTML5 is as a standard, particularly regarding acceptance and diffusion? It's…
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Programming "everything" using HTML5?

HTML 5 applications in the browser really seem to be taking off. I've been using src:kit within Google Chrome for a few weeks and love it. I'm an ASP.Net (C#/MVC 3) developer by trade, and in the past did several pieces of WebForms programming.…
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Is HTML5 usable for syncing data between devices?

I work for an insurance company. They have a contact database that gets pushed to the field agents by Lotus Notes. We're trying to move away from Lotus Notes, but we first have to remove our dependency on it. It has been suggested that a HTML5…
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What is the correct implementation of element in HTML5?

I've been watching a video to learn HTML. I know about HTML but I just wanted to refresh my knowledge. The author declared that he is using HTML5 because the doctype was: but I noticed that the author used the meta element in a…
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Concept to differentiate between html tags and angle brackets

I have an issue with a client's requirement that wants to import a string of html text within a csv document. For example, a sanitized version of one import line: "IDNumber,TextIdentifierNumber,

Hello, this text is **>** this text. 32 <…

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What are some ways to reliably test for browser support for HTML5 features such as Geolocation?

HTML5 introduces a wide variety of tools such as Geolocation. Many browsers support them, but some do not yet. Should web developers rely on them to build professional applications for industry? The features are powerful, but not all browsers…
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