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The Future of HTML

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the what-lies-in-store dept.

An anonymous reader writes "HTML isn't a very good language for making Web pages. However, it has been a very good language for making the Web. This article examines the future of HTML and what it will mean to Web authors, browser and developers. It covers the incremental approach embodied by the WHATWG specifications and the radical cleanup of XHTML proposed by the W3C. Additionally, the author gives an overview of the W3C's new Rich Client Activity."

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  1. FALSE by majest!k · · Score: 5, Funny

    "HTML isn't a very good language for making Web pages."

    Sounds like one of those stupid True/False questions from my highschool computer class

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    smattawichu
  2. Re:Flash by B3ryllium · · Score: 4, Funny

    *ahem* 1997 is calling, they want their VRML back.

  3. Re:Flash by tratten · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Everything will be in Adobe Flash soon." - 2005

  4. Re:HTML is fine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Let me suggest the alternative...

    <script type="text/perl"> <!--
    @P=split//,".URRUU\c8R";@d=split//,"\nrekcah xinU / lreP rehtona tsuJ";sub p{
    @p{"r$p","u$p"}=(P,P);pipe"r$p","u$p";++$p;($q *=2)+=$f=!fork;map{$P=$P[$f^ord
    ($p{$_})&6];$p{$_ }=/ ^$P/ix?$P:close$_}keys%p}p;p;p;p;p;map{$p{$_}=~/^[ P.]/&&
    close$_}%p;wait until$?;map{/^r/&&<$_>}%p;$_=$d[$q];sleep rand(2)if/\S/;print
    # -->
    </script>

  5. Re:ATL GURU CHALENGE: by Vo0k · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone know how to render an html string to an hdc?

    echo $thestring | lynx -stdin -dump | dd of=/dev/hdc

    Why would you want to do this though?

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    Anagram("United States of America") == "Dine out, taste a Mac, fries"
  6. Re:Flash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Modded insightful? Mod it funny!

  7. Re:HTML and CSS by guet · · Score: 2, Funny

    HTML along the lines of using h1 through h6 is foolish, but I've (literally) never seen anyone use any heading smaller than h2.

    That's funny, because I could have sworn I saw an H4 tag around here somewhere, perhaps you should check what tag wraps the head of your post?

  8. Re:pick a standard by mattwarden · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah. All I need is black text and hyperlinks so I can cite my source from within my document. I'm tired of web developers bastardizing HTML by using hyperlinks for navigation of some multi-dimensional document (aka 'a site'). Get rid of all those fancy extras like colors, images, tables, and forms.

    But, if you would, please keep the marquee element.

  9. When Money Matters... by Matthendrix · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine the big websites in a classroom, and the teacher is CSS...

    Teacher: "Google, you're a naughty boy, stop using tables."
    Google: "But mi-eeessss, i'm reaching so many people and making so much money"
    Teacher: "Doesn't matter, get rid of them, now!"

    Teacher: "Amazon, did I see you with an ImageMap? Yes? Well put that away this instant!"
    Amazon: "But Miss, I too am reaching millions and making that much in cash!"
    Teacher: "Doesn't matter, get rid of it, this instant!"

    Teacher: "And Ebay, I see you're covered yourself in Nested Tables again, clean yourself up, you are a disgrace!"
    Ebay: "But miss, i'm just doing what Amazon is doing. And making lots of cash!"

    Teacher: "When you kids grow up, you'll all thank for me making you act correctly."

    Google, Amazon & Ebay:"Yeah, but we'll be rich and you'll still be playing along like a broken record."



    Epilogue: Miss CSS is now in a 12 step program - CSS Purists Anonymous; where she is recovering from her addiction, one day at a time.