Molly Holzschlag

Presentations

Demystifying HTML5

Confused about HTML5? Worry not! This helpful session will clear the cobwebs and help attendees understand what HTML5 really is, and most importantly - what it's not. An excellent place to start prior to attending the HTML5 intensive, or for those who just want a clear understanding of what seems to be a lot of hype.

As the open standard for web applications, HTML5 takes markup to a new level, requiring web developers and designers to re-examine the way we've worked in the past, and will be working in days and months to come. Presented by Molly E. Holzschlag, Web Standards advocate, evangelist, and developer relations team member at Opera Software, this talk helps demystify HTML5 as well as provide real-world insight into how to begin using aspects of the language today.

The Emerging Open Web

As rich application developers turn toward a range of technologies to develop stable, secure and scalable web apps, the Open Web concept offers a rich technology stack option using only open and standardized approaches.

Most of us are familiar with the term and concepts related to "Web Standards." But as our work becomes more complex, it's important to visualize what it is we really do. An emerging term is "The Open Web" which speaks not only to standards but also an entire technical and social "stack" of what it means to be a Web professional in contemporary times. In this session, Molly will describe the Open Web vision, demonstrate visualizations of both the technical and social structures of the Open Web, and encourage developers to consider the value of both open and standardized technologies.

HTML5 Part 1: Syntax and Semantics Overview

In this session, Molly will discuss HTML5's syntax and semantics.

One important leg of HTML5 - and the one with most will be familiar - is the declarative language itself. In Part 1 of this HTML5 intensive, we'll examine the HTML5 DOCTYPE, document rules and the use of HTML versus XML syntax. A look at new elements and attributes - particularly in relation to forms - will round out this section of the two-part talk.

HTML5 Part II: Application Programming Interfaces

In the second section of this HTML5 intensive, Molly will explore HTML5 APIs, show how they are being used and the power they bring to the developer's toolbox.

The second leg of HTML5 is made up of API's. These interfaces give us the "rich" part of web applications using open technologies. In this session, we'll review the HTML5 APIs, look into code samples and real-world use, and differentiate between HTML5 API's and those, such as Geolocation, which are related, but not to be confused with those actually in the HTML5 specification.

Crackin' the Browser Open: HTML5, APIs, and the Evolution of Web Applications

In this half-day session, Molly will provide an overview of whereHTML5 is within the W3C process, what its originators at the WHAT-WG are thinking about, and then jump on in to the really interesting topics of the day. Continuing deeper, we'll look at HTML5 media elements and APIs including video, audio and canvas; we'll examinerelated technologies such as Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and its role within contemporary site and application design; and finally, wrap up with a variety of related work in geolocation and device-oriented standards such as is emerging via other standards bodies.

Takeaways include:

• A better understanding of the origins, goals and current thinking in HTML5
• Real-world techniques to implement HTML5 and related tech into current workflow
• A look at how browsers are changing the way we work, for better or worse
• Guidance as to how to manage open, emerging technologies based on individual and group skillets.
• A solid foundation for determining next steps regarding emerging tech and your current development practices

In Search of Layout: CSS3 Technologies for Visual Design

We've been searching for layout techniques for a long time! In fact, since the days of tables, we've not found solutions to a wide range of layout problems within the presentation layer of front-end development. Part of this is due to delays in implementation, but there's a lot to look at as we move forward.

Topics covered include CSS3 Multicolumn Layout, Grids, CSS Regions and the Flexible Box Model. Examples of these features and how they work will be provided, and resources for future study of these techniques and implementations round out the session.