HTML5 is here, and with it, web applications have acquired power, ease, scalability, and responsiveness like never before. With this book, developers will learn how to use the latest cutting-edge HTML5 web technology—available in the most recent versions of modern browsers—to build web applications with unparalleled functionality, speed, and responsiveness.
This new edition includes major revisions for WebSockets functionality, reflecting the new W3C specification. It also features new chapters covering the drag-and-drop API as well as SVG.
Explains how to create real-time HTML5 applications that tap the full potential of modern browsers
Provides practical, real-world examples of HTML5 features in action
Covers all the new HTML5 APIs to get you up-to-speed quickly with HTML5
Fully updated to include the latest revisions of the WebSocket API, and much more.
What you’ll learn
How the HTML5 specification has evolved
How to develop cutting-edge web applications using new HTML5 features like WebSockets, geolocation, web storage, Canvas, and audio/video
Which features are available in modern browsers
Who this book is for
Web designers and developers who want to use the latest cutting-edge technology available in current browsers
Developers who want to create dynamic, HTML5 web applications
Developers who want to know which HTML5 features are supported by modern browsers