Getting Started Using HTML5 Boilerplate - Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Getting Started Using HTML5 Boilerplate - Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Whether we like it or not, HTML5 is all the rage now days. With the recent news on “code name” Windows 8’s upcoming support for HTML5 and JavaScript that hype has intensified even more. I’m personally in favor of what HTML5 brings to the table although I do worry about browser compatibility issues that will naturally crop up. Compatibility issues are something that Web developers have been dealing with since the days of Netscape 4 (layers) and IE4 (divs) though so it’s really nothing new; it’s just intensified with all of the new functionality that the various HTML5 specs define. Fortunately, there are several options available that can help reduce cross-browser issues.
Getting started building HTML5 compatible sites can be challenging especially for people who haven’t been involved in Web development projects for awhile. Fortunately, there are a few sites available that greatly simplify the process of getting started building HTML5 websites and offer some excellent “boilerplate” code that can help both new and experienced Web developers. One of the best ones out there is called HTML5 Boilerplate (http://html5boilerplate.com) and others exist such as http://initializr.com (which is based on HTML5 Boilerplate).