Abstract

In late 2009 the W3C stopped developing xhtml2 and focused on defining html5 instead. Since then, there has been some confusion and heated debates about the proper markup language for future web development. Html5 was conceived with the aim of simplifying the designers’ work and improving the sites’ performance, especially on mobile devices. This paper analyzes the final draft of the html5 specification and discusses the most significant issues: syntax, DOM, information gathering and presentation, and multimedia processing.

Abstract

Web publishing is experiencing a new emphasis on publication standards. At the same time, some no-cost applications (open source or freeware) allow web publishing by people and organisations that otherwise could not afford to do so. Three of these applications are discussed: NVU, Pages and Blogger. These three applications have various degrees of compliance with publishing standards and vary in terms of ease of use. The conclusion is that sufficient technical resources and publication opportunities exist so that any person or group’s web presence is limited only by the quality of the concept and usefulness of the content.