HTML 5 has indefinitely change our view and conception of Hyper Text Markup Language. HTML 5 has surpassed all its predecessor like HTML 4 and XHTML in terms of flexibility, usability and also not to forget simplicity.
What HTML 4 fail to do ?
In my opinion, HTML 5 has opened the much complicated world of web design with codes that only make sense to those who breathe and live web design. The <div> tag is one of the element which befuddles many amateurs. They simply could not comprehend the usage of so many <div> tags and the working principle behind the sophisticated look. Even web designers have a hard time deciphering the role of <div> tag i a piece of web layout. As far as I know, we use <div> tag for the header, navigation, content, footer and practically anything that requires a container for further styling in CSS. That's why the habit of commenting your code is very important so that each <div> tag makes sense to you and others who tried to view it.
Why HTML 5 is better ?
The new generation of markup language, HTML 5 brings a plethora of new tags like <header>, <footer>, <nav>, <article> and many more which brings a whole lot meaning to our code. In fact you can call a block of code a masterpiece which can be enjoyed people outside the design community. In conclusion, HTML 5 brings what we geeks call - semantic ( meaning ) to the language.
What are you waiting for ?
Let's get started with some videos which will get you going:Introduction to HTML 5
This is a brief introduction of HTML 5
Learn about HTML 5 and future of the web
This is a lengthy video but i will say is worth every second spent. This is suitable for those who really want to know in depth about the new markup language
Something more for you...
These are the links to the websites I find very useful:
1. Smashing Magazine
2. 1stwebdesigner
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