Dan Rowinski names the Top 6 Trends in HTML5 for 2011. This and more in today’s Daily Wrap.
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Top 6 Trends In HTML5 In 2011
Following our recent coverage of the 2011 Online Music Trends and 2011 Mobile Commerce Trends, Dan names the 6 trends to watch in HTML5.
In the ReadWriteWeb comments:
Praveen Kumar — “mobile first” and “responsive design” have got nothing to do with HTML5.
Rob Porter — I disagree with mobile, but agree on responsive. It’s a neat CSS trick, but will never address context… IE it will always give each device the same content, even if that device can’t use that content or that user is less likely to need same content as on the desktop web.
It could use HTML5, but it could also be done with XHTML, probably even HTML 4.0. So in the end, it’s a neat trick.
DanRowinski — HTML5 going mobile first is a trend development which definitely accelerated this year. And HTML5 has made responsive design more than just a theory. So, I respectfully disagree.
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