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The Truth About HTML5 is for web designers, web developers, and front-end coders who want to get up to speed with HTML5. The book isn´t afraid to point out what everyone gets wrong about HTML5´s new markup, so you don´t make the same mistakes. It will show you what rocks in HTML5 today and what the future holds.

Marking up a basic web page shouldn´t be a quasi-religious exercise where the high priests of HTML5 must be consulted for their interpretation of the holy texts (the HTML5 spec). Don´t waste hours trawling through confusing, poorly researched, and often flat-out wrong information on the Internet. Get the truth on HTML5´s markup here. You´ll also find out about HTML5´s new microdata standard that´s being used on major websites, such as eBay and IMDB, right now, and get the low-down on the Canvas object and what it can and can´t do for you. The book also covers how HTML5 affects CMSs and web apps, what HTML5 means for mobile, and what the future holds.

HTML5 isn´t one big blob of technology that will be "finished" at some point in the future. It´s a grab bag of cool stuff, much of which has been around for years. Learn what´s well supported and ready to go today. Now that the initial wave of hype is over, it´s time to learn the truth about HTML5.

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A Somewhat Sensationalized History of HTML5
What HTML5 Means for a Modern Web Page
The Pain and Pleasure of Page Structure
Elementary, My Dear WHATWG? The Truth Behind the New Structural Tags
Semantics, Micro-Semantics, and Schema.org
HTML5 Boosted My Page Rank, and other SEO Myths
The New Nonstructural HTML5 Tags and When You Should Use Them
HTML5 Forms: Beauty and the Beast
Canvas, Gaming, and Flash
Hear No , See No
SVG: It Lives!
Web Apps, Mobile, and What Comes Next
Performance Based Design: The Future

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