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> HTML5 won’t be an option for traditional developers until 90%+ of the web is using an HTML5 capable browser Sure, you can't depend on Y functionality until X
by enomar 17y ago
> HTML5 won’t be an option for traditional developers until 90%+ of the web is using an HTML5 capable browser
Sure, you can't depend on Y functionality until X% of your audience uses a browser with that capability. But that doesn't mean you can't use it. It's called progressive enhancement. Everyone gets some base functionality, and those using the right browsers get an enhanced experience. It's a technique used by javascript developers all the time.
And it's really the only way to move the web forward. There has to be some incentive for people to upgrade their browsers. We can't just say, "please upgrade so we can start writing some cool sites for you."
- SamAtt 17y agoI completely agree. In fact I'm not sure what his argument really is here. Right now Flash gets updated because people run into a website that says "you need a newer version of Flash for this" and they want the content enough to push the update button. So when HTML5 browsers start coming out and those IE6 users run into sites that say "you need a newer version of [insert browser here] to view this" I find it hard to believe those same people won't click the "update" button on their browser if they want the content bad enough. That means, as time goes by, HTML5 browsers should have around the same penetration that Adobe Flash has.