How HTML5 is changing the web

HTML5 has been around for some time, but I think it’s often misunderstood and people usually understand HTML5 as web videos without flash. HTML5 is far more than that. HTML4 has been our tool for building the web and was published in 1997 – that’s over a decade ago ! A lot changed since that time with the boradband, the high-performance machines, the GPUs… CSS, Javascript and Flash came in as “patches” enabling richer interaction, but it only lead to clumsy unstable browsing experience and headache for developers in order to support the various browsers in the market. HTML 5 is a game-changer in Web application development, making obsolete such plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies. While still in its infancy, through its ability to handle media, 3d (WebGL) and proper rich interactions it’s already able to achieve unbelievable performance like the one showcased in the video below with a port of Quake2 in HTML5.