onsdag den 5. august 2009

Coding A HTML 5 Layout From Scratch


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HTML5 and CSS3 have just arrived (kinda), and with them a whole new battle for the ‘best markup’ trophy has begun. Truth to be told, all these technologies are mere tools waiting for a skilled developer to work on the right project. As developers we shouldn’t get into pointless discussions of which markup is the best. They all lead to nowhere. Rather, we must get a brand new ideology and modify our coding habits to keep the web accessible.

While it is true HTML5 and CSS3 are both a work in progress and is going to stay that way for some time, there’s no reason not to start using it right now. After all, time’s proven that implementation ofunfinished specifications does work and can be easily mistaken by a complete W3C recommendation. That’s were Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation come into play.

So today we’re going to experiment a little with these new technologies. At the end of this article you’ll learn how to:

  • Use Graceful Degradation techniques and technologies to keep things in place for legacy browsers.
  • Use Progressive Enhancement techniques and technologies to be up to date with the latest trends.
  • Use HTML5 alongside a rising technology: Microformats.
  • Have a clear vision of some of the most exciting new features HTML5 and CSS3 will bring.

It’d be a good idea to have a read at some of these articles first:

I’ll also assume you know the basics of HTML and CSS. Including all the “old school” tags and the basic selectors and properties. [...]


Read more: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/04/designing-a-html-5-layout-from-scratch/

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