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

About Molly Holzschlag

Earlier in life, Molly avoided a regular job including those silly start-up ventures and chose instead to write a lot of books and articles and stuff on Web standards, and talk a lot about them, too. She now avoids the former, while the latter is an ongoing inevitability.

To learn more about Molly and her work, you can check out her blog at http://molly.com/ or interact with her on Twitter @mollydotcom. Better yet, come have a chat F2F at RWX Fort Lauderdale 2011!

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