Hard Truths About HTML5

snydeq writes "Peter Wayner discusses a number of hard truths Web developers must accept in making the most of HTML5 — especially those who are looking to leverage HTML5 in hopes of unseating native apps. 'The truth is, despite its powerful capabilities, HTML5 isn't the solution for every problem. Its additional features are compelling and will help make Web apps formidable competitors for native apps, but security issues, limitations of local data storage, synchronization challenges, and politics should have us all scaling back our expectations for the spec.'"

Re:HTML numbering scheme

[Canazza]

They're not dropping numbers.

Mozilla just stole them.

Re:"Software engineers" don't do web programming

[maxwell demon]

Just wait until we get the ultimate XML programming language.

<statement>
  <assignment>
    <source>
      <sum>
        <term>
          <variable id="x" />
        </term>
        <term>
          <constant type="int" value="1" />
        </term>
      </sum>
    </source>
    <destination>
      <variable id="x" />
    </destination>
  </assignment>
</statement><!-- x=x+1 -->