Anyone who is involved in create web applications or websites will be interested to learn that the W3C has this week released their first draft for HTML 5.1 and Canvas Level 2.
Although HTML 5, Canvas are far from being final, they were pushed into candidate status yesterday on December 17th, and the specifications are now feature complete, meaning businesses and developers have a stable target for implementation and planning.
“The broader the reach of Web technology, the more our stakeholders demand a stable standard,” said W3C CEO Jeff Jaffe. “As of today, businesses know what they can rely on for HTML5 in the coming years, and what their customers will demand. Likewise, developers will know what skills to cultivate to reach smart phones, cars, televisions, ebooks, digital signs, and devices not yet known.”
According to caniuse.com, IE10 currently supports 74 percent of the HTML 5 working draft features, Firefox 76 percent, Chrome 94 percent, Safari 77 percent, and Opera 77 percent. HTML 5 : Canvas
For more information jump over to the official W3C HTML5 announcement page
Source: Toms Hardware
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