Jump Start HTML5

Everything you need to know about HTML5 in one place! If you're any sort of web developer then you need to know HTML. The language has undergone some dramatic changes in recent years: HTML5 has come onto the scene, offering a slew of exciting new features, like native audio and video, vector graphics, offline apps, and much more. This book is the perfect primer to get to grips with HTML5, and start to take advantage of its power in your projects.

Although this book is meant for HTML5 beginners, it isn't totally comprehensive. As a result, we do assume some prior knowledge of HTML. If you are completely new to web development, SitePoint’s Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML and CSS may be a better book for you. As we progress through the book, we'll tackle some more advanced topics, such as APIs and offline applications. To follow these sections, you should be familiar with HTML and the fundamentals of JavaScript and the Document Object Model (DOM). It’s unnecessary to have deep knowledge of JavaScript. Still, you should understand event handling, JavaScript data types, and control structures such as while loops and if-else conditionals. We’ll keep our script examples simple, though, and explain them line by line. If you’re unfamiliar with JavaScript, you may like to read SitePoint’s Simply JavaScript by Kevin Yank for an introduction.