W3C Considering An HTML 5

An anonymous reader writes "When the decision was initially made to move in the direction of XHTML, instead of a new version of HTML proper, it seemed like a good idea. Years later and the widespread adoption of CSS (among other things) has proven that things don't always develop the way we expect. As a result, HTML 5 has been revived by the W3C. After some lobbying and continued work by the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group, the old web markup language is getting an official face-lift. A post to the Webforefront blog explains the history behind the initial decision to move to XHTML, and why things are so different in the here and now."

Re:Absolutely right

[Valacosa]

Because this time people will code to it, dammit.

Re:hmm.

[ronadams]

are they going to enforce all the current browsers to support it fully and correctly as well? or will some browsers go their own way with "extensions" and "implementations" specific to their own system like every time.

Fixed.

No, the W3C has no authority or ability to enforce it. Browsers will do what they do. Hopefully, what they do is at least in the general neighborhood of the standards. Rules were made to be broken, and Web Standards were made to be bastardized by incompatible browsers.

Re:Absolutely right

[$RANDOMLUSER]

Because this time people will code to it, dammit.

You got coffee on my monitor.

Get it on yer CV man!

[Chrisq]

Or as the CV writers would say: "extensive experience with HTML 4, XHTML, where he was responsible for delivering high quality web pages. Has studied the HTML5 standard and is confident that he will be able to maintain the same quality of delivery with this new technology."

Re:W3C is aggrivating sometimes

[brunascle]

you, sir, are apparently the last person i should be listening to about HTML.

it's a joke. laugh.

Just what we need

[Anonymous Coward]

Another web standard for microsoft to ignore.

Re:Absolutely right

[Captain Splendid]

if the W3C's purpose was to bolster commercial software sales, they sure are going about it in the most ineffective way possible.

I dunno, I sure have bought a lot of copies of Notepad in the last ten years!

Re:Absolutely right

[fbjon]

You jest, but it is actually that simple. HTML 5.0 = HTML 4 with some new sugar + XHTML parser strictness.

The result is that browsers will show you the finger if you don't code to the standard.

Re:Absolutely right

[thrillseeker]

a specification that describes how to handle invalid content

Perhaps you'd like to write it? I'd like to see such a thing. It would be quite amazing if it was done well.

I'd recommend a nice blue colored background with lots of white text and numbers when anything goes wrong - I kind of miss it not being in the web world ...

Re:Absolutely right

[random0xff]

"assuming that people will code poorly"

Javascript doesn't accept that, so why is that good for markup?

English doesn't borrow from other languages...

[DragonHawk]

Because some of our language is borrowed from French...

Obligatory: "English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar." -- Author unknown