In this session from Do It With Drupal 2011, Jen Simmons gives an overview of some of the new APIs available within HTML5 and sets the context for how the web has evolved over the years.
For the last twenty years, we have been creating websites from inside of a certain set of constraints — inside the limits of the technology that runs the web. We became so used to those constraints, we stopped thinking about them. But HTML5 changes many of these limits. The new HTML specs define a lot more than markup — there's a lot about databases, communication protocols, and how websites & browsers talk to each other. Radical stuff that will redefine the creature formerly-known as the "web page". Come hear a non-nerd explanation of the specific possibilities created by the new HTML. Don't just wait around to see how other people implement these technologies.
Learn about:
- HTML5 APIs yourself, and envision the web of the future.
- How should you design differently now that HTML5 is here?
- What are web sockets, and how are they different from HTTP?
- How can the possibilities provided by client-side storage options (LocalStorage, SessionStorage and Index Database) affect your next project?
- What does it mean for the site to be available “offline”?
- How can you imagine something awesome for your users, without waiting to see other sites do it first?
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