Can i use html5 yet

Kyle: where? Do you mean the HTML5 doctype? That's just a doctype. It doesn't use any HTML5 elements. BalusC Sure they do. Atli: I know that and you know that I didn't mean that. But using HTML5 elements would do that. Google doesn't use any. The problem is that even IE8 seems to ignore i. Add a comment. The answer is simple: Not Yet! But soon. It doesn't say that exactly, but a part of the goal of HTML5 is to eliminate the need for proprietary browser RIA plugins like flash and silverlight.

The keyword being need , in other words. If you don't need it, there's no reason to use it. I'd edit your answer, because my first reaction was exactly like Paul's. There are several areas where you don't need flash to have fancy graphics anymore navigation comes to mind , but it's not evil and can enhance a site if used properly.

In light of your comment, however, I agree that navigation, galleries, and others should be converted back to html from flash in preparation. Agree with Hanson there. When a huge, and often required, part of the web is controlled by a single corporation Adobe or Microsoft, in this case , there is something very wrong.

There is STILL no proper flash plugin available for Linux users, and there is no way to fix it because the technology is proprietary. Elizabeth - I agree absolutely.

I've edited my answer to say better what I meant. Attemping to use an unkown element causes it to be unstyled and generally malformed inner contents escape - However, there's a fix for that explained here HTML5 Shiv Even though, unknown elements still can't hold other unknown elements.

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Many other things are not finalised standards yet. But we web devs have used them all the while. Amadiere Amadiere HTML 4. In HTML5, the Doctype is a nonsense string designed to trigger the standards mode algorithm in browsers. It is better to choose a more relaxed DocType than break the validation of a stricter one.

Joseph Earl Joseph Earl 2 2 silver badges 2 2 bronze badges. HTML if used properly is just as machine-readable. Consider the kind of processing a search spider has to do get the title, description etc if a pages markup is badly malformed — Joseph Earl. Joseph, legal obligation to accessibility?!

If that were true half the sites on the net would get sued. People who are going to write valid markup will write valid markup.

Those that won't, won't. The choice of markup language isn't going to change that. Elizabeth: legal obligation is correct — in the UK, the Disability Discrimination Act applies to websites, and in Australia the website for the Sydney Olympics got sued for not being accessible. Not many sites get sued, suing is expensive , but the legal obligation is there.

Show 2 more comments. Rob Rob Henry Henry 1 2 2 bronze badges. Others have said that already. Paul D. HTML5 saw its growth over an extended period of time.

It started with HTML 4. The first working draft of HTML5 released in with final release came in The release was powerful as it supported new elements that added better functionality and an open approach to web development. Flash is awesome. It can play the audio and video seamlessly on any device. All one need to do is install the flash player for their respective device.

He boldly defended the position of not using Flash in their products and also touted for HTML5 and its bright future. With mobile devices not in reach for Flash, it is now time for it to target Desktop. The desktop market looked promising, but Flash also got hit by YouTube when it dropped the support of Flash. HTML5 works in a better way than Flash in all the aspects. Not only that, Flash vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits were so bad that it has to go.

Exploits such as taking control of the computer were possible with Flash. This lead many big platforms to start adopting HTML5 for playback functionality. Now, you can watch Livecoding. To start off, it is better to understand that they are inherently different technologies with common grounds when it comes to functionality. Both can be used for developing apps, games or any interactive media. On the surface, HTML5 is aimed to build the web with native support for media streaming services.

Whereas Adobe flash was the only technology that enabled the developers to stream media over the internet. HTML5 is open source, and anyone can improve it by contributing. The end result is a secure technology that enables business, home users, and anyone on the internet to use it without any fear.

Adobe Flash, on the other hand, is a proprietary solution, controlled by Adobe. The status lead to poor security control and slow development. It is a multimedia software platform heavily used for the production of animations, desktop applications , mobile applications , mobile games and embedded web browser video players, Rich Internet applications.

Flash is commonly used for video or audio players, advertisement and interactive media content to web pages. HTML5 is open source, and anyone can improve it by contributing, whereas Adobe owns flash. HTML5 is a secure technology that will benefit business, home users etc. The web has grown to accept only open standards like HTML5. Flash has been around for more than 20 years. During its time, it was the dominant platform for video and other multimedia.

It has been a standard in the online video distribution industry, but Flash technology has some issues which revolve around security and speed. The First Apple release of the iPhone in did not support Flash; hence Flash support drifts in the market.

And this trend is visible in the market, including some web browsers dropping Flash support. Like in July , Firefox phase out the support for Flash.