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What Is HTML5? [Kindle Edition]

Brett McLaughlin (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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HTML5: Everyone’s using it, nobody knows what it is. I realize that sounds more like a line out of an existential movie — maybe Waiting for Godot or a screenplay by Sartre — than a statement about HTML5. But it’s really the truth: most of the people using HTML5 are treating it as HTML4+, or even worse, HTML4 (and some stuff they don’t use). The result? A real delay in the paradigm shift that HTML5 is almost certain to bring. It’s certainly not time to look away, because by the time you look back, you may have missed something really important: a subtle but important transition centered around HTML5.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 199 KB
  • Print Length: 22 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (13 July 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005ISQ7JM
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #163 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Brief overview of HTML5 13 Sep 2011
By D. Jones #1 REVIEWER #1 HALL OF FAME
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A book provides a brief overview of HTML5

When I saw the cover in the classic O'Reilly style with the traditional line drawing that accompanies this series of books, I was expecting something with a bit of depth and technical content. But unfortunately this wasn't the case as there was very little. This is really more like an extended magazine article by Brian McLaughlin, who is also a staff writer for the publisher. I finished it over a lunch break.

Then again this is a free download so perhaps I was expecting too much from this book.

The author outlines the new 'audio' and 'video' tags that he suggests encourages sharing of content, along with 'canvas' - a new HTML5 feature which enables you to draw within the page. These can be controlled programatically with Javascript.

McLaughlin's main thesis is that HTML5 is more geared toward a semantic web than the current HTML4. He also heavily promotes the idea that content can be grabbed from other web sites and that the authors of said web sites should be happy about that. This is something that as a generator of original web content myself I find difficult to agree with.

Overall, it was an useful read about HTML 5 over a lunch break but I didn't really feel like I had learned a huge amount. I would imagine that it is probably geared towards people who have heard of HTML5 and want to know what it is all about but without any of the technical detail that often comes with books such as this.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars An article, not a book 1 Nov 2011
By M. Gledhill
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I guess it's harsh to give a bad review to a free "book"... but this isn't a book at all.

It reads more like a (very) brief overview of what HTML 5 is, with absolutely no guts at all. The same kind of HTML 5 overviews can be found on numerous websites.

Readable, for 5 minutes, but ultimately a pointless download.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Brief and a little waffly.. 13 April 2013
By Deadlymuffin
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I already had a basic idea of what HTML 5 was before I read this book - now I feel as though that has been confused. The writer seems to focus too much on how HTML 5 works with JavaScript, even though I'm sure that's very good to know, I just want the basics on HTML 5 itself.

Good thing it was free; there are better books out there I'm sure!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Short
As a very shorth summary it worked. Can't really complain as it was free. Had to buy another book get learn HTML5 properly.
Published 1 month ago by Dave Prout
5.0 out of 5 stars html5 review
well thought out and drafted to make it simple to undestand there are some pretty decent ideas for all ages
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Keith Burnett
3.0 out of 5 stars More an article than a book.
Anyone looking to learn HTML5 should really look elsewhere. McLaughlin explains the reasoning and philosophy behind the latest incarnation of the web page writing language. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Frank Adey
5.0 out of 5 stars Upgrade to HTML5
I bought the book to learn what was now new from when I originally used HTML (don't know which version). Read more
Published 3 months ago by jim4cad
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Beginners
This is good if you don't like too much Jargon or being thrown in at the deep end.
Discusses differences between HTML5 and HTML4 without confusing
Does not get too caught... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars It's a book on HTML!
What can I say if you do not have a need for this type of book you are not going to purchase it! I work in IT and this is the new wave re interface design so I was interested. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Robert Byers
3.0 out of 5 stars Competent intro
This was a good high-level intro, but a little light on content for more advanced users. That's fair enough for free taster and I expect the paid-for edition has more depth.
Published 4 months ago by The Chameleon
5.0 out of 5 stars Programming in HTML5
A great book. I was able to download a digital copy but if you are serious in learning HTML5, you need a book to refer to - or pay the same costs to print into a high quality,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by MarkusG
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