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Just HTML. There is no versioning, it’s a “living standard.”
by SimeVidas 7y ago
Just HTML. There is no versioning, it’s a “living standard.”
- detaro 7y agoHTML5 is more a shorthand for "modern web technologies" nowadays. It's not just HTML.
- ravenstine 7y agoWhich is rather silly, since HTML5 isn't "modern" in contrast to a lot of the things we call "modern" in the world of software development. I don't believe there's anyone who honestly thinks of non-modern web technologies when they hear "HTML" without the 5, except maybe someone who hasn't done any web development in over a decade.
- SimeVidas 7y agoTrust me, nobody in the web development community uses HTML5 as a shorthand for that.
- rolltiide 7y agoNot anymore as it became ubiquitous for the things people actually develop in the webdev community, but it is still the term for what is being described I see your confusion and frustration now, just a misunderstanding
- gridlockd 7y agoUnless you are trying to pull a "No True Scotsman", I'm just going to prove you wrong by presenting myself as the counter-example. HTML is just the markup language, excluding CSS and JS. HTML5 is the basket of technologies that make "modern" web apps possible.
- SimeVidas 7y agoThat was true maybe 5–10 years ago. I’m saying that this term is no longer used today, in 2019. Do you seriously still use it in discussions with your colleagues, on social media, etc.?
- gridlockd 7y agoI'd be more likely to use "web app", "web platform" or "web technology" among developers. However, I never use the term "HTML" to refer to that. Among non-developers, using the term HTML5 is definitely common. To them, it's basically the distinction between "before Flash" and "after Flash".