Re: Question about HTML5 and how it is implemented worldwide

Derek,

for clarifying reasons I will use a few dummy examples. Hope you enjoy.
Seasoned guys, don't take it so harsh.

HTML is a standard for writing documents that can be shared over internet.
Now, keep in mind that compatibility is a two sides matter.

First, we need applications using those standards and technologies. I mean,
we need sites written making use of those tags and interfaces. This is a web
developers duty. You can make your part here.

This isn't complicate. You implement what you need, based on what standards
allows you to. Period.

The complicate part is the another side: support from who makes browsers.
Google, Opera, Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple, Nokia... You can use new tags and
interfaces (program with javascript/dom to add cool drag and drop effects,
dynamic drawing with canvas, use localStorage... ) but not every browser can
recognize, render and display everything as you want.

Go further. Not everyone use the same machine configuration, nor the same
browser. One person would like to use IE8 upon Windows7, another person
would use IE6 upon a Windows XP, and a third would browse using Safari
Mobile on his iPhone4.

That is the major problem from universe.

Even if all people use the latest version of their preferred browser, note
that browser vendors implement the standards they judge more important
first, and let one or another feature for future releases (perhaps the
future decade).

And based on what is used/needed according to the current status of web
development, sometimes there are extensions over the current standard,
putting more things web developers and browser vendor need/want/desire.

It's a circle. The solution? Best practices and more best practices. Google
for "javascript feature detection". That's is a good point to start.

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:43 PM, T.J. Crowder <tj@crowdersoftware.com>wrote:

> Hello Derek,
>
> HTML5 is a* specification*, or a set of specifications, depending on your
> viewpoint. It is not an *implementation*.
>
> The specifications will be ( / are being / have been to some extent)
> implemented by *vendors*. In this case, the vendors will be folks
> providing web browsers, so we're talking about Google, Microsoft, Mozilla,
> Opera, Apple, etc., etc. Some parts of HTML5 "merely" standardize things
> that the vendors have already done; other parts of HTML5 are new and will
> need to be implemented. The extent to which aspects of HTML5 are actually
> implemented will vary by vendor. The good news is that the the vendors
> creating browsers are actively involved in the specification effort, which
> is a big change from some years ago.
>
> So answering your question: The W3C and the HTML5 working group don't/won't
> actually create implementations at all (although some of the people
> participating may *also* work for a vendor and may implement things for
> that vendor), vendors will/do.
>
> I hope that clarifies things a bit.
>
> Best,
> --
> T.J. Crowder
> Independent Software Engineer
> www / crowdersoftware / com
> tj / crowdersoftware / com
>
>
>
> On 18 November 2010 14:16, Brown Derek <Derek.Brown@gps.eni.it> wrote:
>
>>  Good Afternoon –
>>
>>
>>
>> A colleague of mine and I were wondering how you implement these HTML 5
>> changes across the world – so everyone
>>
>> can benefit from the changes you think of?
>>
>>
>>
>> So, we have HTML v.1 … and you can make borders and tables and fun stuff …
>> insert pictures and such.  But then
>>
>> you decide that you want to drag and drop photos into websites – here
>> comes v.5.  I can imagine you writing code
>>
>> on your computer and them making your personal computer do this magic …
>> but HOW the heck do you write the
>>
>> general worldwide language and make it so everyone … across the universe …
>> can use it?
>>
>>
>>
>> Fascinating.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would perceive the answer being relatively simple, but at this point, my
>> knowledge base is extremely minimal.
>>
>> I am still fighting with v.1 … so to speak.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your answer and all your work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Derek
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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