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W3C Considering An HTML 5

Posted by Zonk on from the party-like-its-1999 dept.

An anonymous reader writes "When the decision was initially made to move in the direction of XHTML, instead of a new version of HTML proper, it seemed like a good idea. Years later and the widespread adoption of CSS (among other things) has proven that things don't always develop the way we expect. As a result, HTML 5 has been revived by the W3C. After some lobbying and continued work by the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group, the old web markup language is getting an official face-lift. A post to the Webforefront blog explains the history behind the initial decision to move to XHTML, and why things are so different in the here and now."

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  1. Re:Absolutely right by Valacosa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because this time people will code to it, dammit.

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  2. Re:Absolutely right by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because this time people will code to it, dammit.
    You got coffee on my monitor.
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  3. Just what we need by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Another web standard for microsoft to ignore.

  4. Re:Absolutely right by fbjon · · Score: 3, Funny
    You jest, but it is actually that simple. HTML 5.0 = HTML 4 with some new sugar + XHTML parser strictness.


    The result is that browsers will show you the finger if you don't code to the standard.

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