HTML5 – Let’s Have an Understanding

Never has a W3C specification had such a rousing impact on the technology world as HTML5.  So rousing in fact that not everyone could agree when creating the specification.  So now we have the WHATWG version of the HTML5 specification.  Then you throw in all the technical religious battles about what technology HTML5 will kill, the HTML5 as a mobile strategy discussions, and you get a lot of hype and misunderstandings.  So let’s try and clarify three misunderstandings I have heard and read.

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CSS3 Artwork – Sweet Water Logo

From time to time I try to do a few CSS Katas to keep the skills sharp.  I use a simple text editor and pick some logo, or idea, to illustrate only using CSS.  I stay away from all images and try and do what I can.

For time sake I also limit my artwork to only focus on the Chrome browser. However it will work in the most recent WebKit and FireFox browsers.  I try to do this as quickly as possible, as that is the point of the Kata.

This is my latest artwork, it is a rendition of the logo found on the band Sweet Water’s Superfriends album released in 1995.  I always enjoyed the album but I also wanted to do it as a dedication to all of the people who are involved with CodeBass Radio. CBR is an awesome crew and worth checking out at http://www.cbrtune.in

So here it is! - Check it out but remember it only works in CHROME (actually WebKit)!

Peace to all those slugging it out in the world of CSS!  Comments and CSS Artwork sharing and requests/challenges welcomed.

Accepted to Present at cfObjective()

I just found out that I was accepted to present at cfObjective() in May.  I am very excited about this opportunity and I am looking forward to meeting a whole new set up people.

I will be doing a double session, deep dive, on building HTML (aka HTML5) standalone and mobile applications.  So it will be heavy on all the new features of HTML5 and CSS3, as well as some JavaScript. I’ll sneak some Flex in there as well.

This will not be the typical “this is what this does” talk, but rather building an actual application that standalone and could be synched to a server platform.

If you have any application ideas that you would like to see worked out then tweet me up @adrianpomilio

I hope to see you there!