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This reminds me that while I’ve been programming for a paycheck since 1998 my knowledge growth in html stopped at about 2001. Are there any good courses or reco

by mikece 4y ago

This reminds me that while I’ve been programming for a paycheck since 1998 my knowledge growth in html stopped at about 2001. Are there any good courses or recommendations for seasoned pros who never stopped to learn HTML5?

onetrickwolf 4y ago
Web development has trained me to Google (now often ChatGPT) everything even if I already know how to do it because it changes so much haha It makes me look stupid in code interviews because I commit very little to memory but professionally it's helped me catch a lot of syntactical upgrades.
lioeters 4y ago
> The term HTML5 is essentially a buzzword that refers to a set of modern web technologies. This includes the HTML Living Standard, along with JavaScript APIs to enhance storage, multimedia, and hardware access. > You may sometimes hear about "new HTML5 elements", or find HTML5 described as a new version of HTML. HTML5 was the successor to previous HTML versions and introduced new elements and capabilities to the language on top of the previous version, HTML 4.01, as well as improving or removing some existing functionality. However, as a Living Standard HTML now has no version. Even though it may cover a lot of basic and familiar topics, I think the following is the best (re)introduction to HTML: HTML: HyperText Markup Language - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML
- jimmaswell 4y ago
  > The term HTML5 is essentially a buzzword HTML5 is just the common name of the living standard. It's clear, unambiguous, and what everybody uses. It is not a "buzzword".
  - lioeters 4y ago
    I tracked down the Git history where the phrase "essentially a buzzword" was introduced in this pull request: https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/5116/files#diff-7cfca62e1d678c5fb71c3166cdb438e5d72eafe14a321cf0687379cf8d8ce79eR11 https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/5116/files#diff-7cfca62e... I agree that it's unnecessarily dismissive.

by mikece 4y ago

onetrickwolf 4y ago

Web development has trained me to Google (now often ChatGPT) everything even if I already know how to do it because it changes so much haha It makes me look stupid in code interviews because I commit very little to memory but professionally it's helped me catch a lot of syntactical upgrades.

lioeters 4y ago

> The term HTML5 is essentially a buzzword that refers to a set of modern web technologies. This includes the HTML Living Standard, along with JavaScript APIs to enhance storage, multimedia, and hardware access. > You may sometimes hear about "new HTML5 elements", or find HTML5 described as a new version of HTML. HTML5 was the successor to previous HTML versions and introduced new elements and capabilities to the language on top of the previous version, HTML 4.01, as well as improving or removing some existing functionality. However, as a Living Standard HTML now has no version. Even though it may cover a lot of basic and familiar topics, I think the following is the best (re)introduction to HTML: HTML: HyperText Markup Language - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML

jimmaswell 4y ago
> The term HTML5 is essentially a buzzword HTML5 is just the common name of the living standard. It's clear, unambiguous, and what everybody uses. It is not a "buzzword".
- lioeters 4y ago
  I tracked down the Git history where the phrase "essentially a buzzword" was introduced in this pull request: https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/5116/files#diff-7cfca62e1d678c5fb71c3166cdb438e5d72eafe14a321cf0687379cf8d8ce79eR11 https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/5116/files#diff-7cfca62e... I agree that it's unnecessarily dismissive.