Having previously expressed my excitement with regards to the upcoming release of CSS3, you can guess that I’m pretty excited about the news that the development on HTML5 has already started… Considering that the new version of HTML will probably not see the light in the next few months, I believe that these initial ideas (when refined) will produce an awesome new framework to take web development into a new area.

Incorporating more semantics within the HTML code itself is key to the growth of the medium and will take a huge chunk of the responsibility off the shoulders of platform / CMS developers, as HTML is now inherently semantic- & SEO-friendly. I also think the new media angle, will assist developers in creating more feature-rich interfaces, more easily, whilst still maintaining the valid code.

Overall I love the ideas and I’m officially throwing my full weight and support behind this initiative. What do you think?

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