#35182
You may well ask: “How can I start using HTML5 if older browsers don’t support it?” But the question itself is misleading. HTML5 is not one big thing; it is a collection of individual features. So you can’t detect “HTML5 support,” because that doesn’t make any sense. But you can detect support for individual features, like canvas, video, or geolocation.
Dive Into HTML5 (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35184
HTML 5 Differences from HTML 4
HTML 5 defines the fifth major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. "HTML 5 differences from HTML 4" describes the differences between HTML 4 and HTML 5 and provides some of the rationale for the changes.
W3C (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35390
The HTML working group have decided not to include the headers attribute in the HTML 5.0 working draft, as they believe the scope attribute is sufficient for associating header cells with data cells. With simple and most complex tables, this is a reasonable assertion, but doesn't work with overlaid and irregular tables, where the associated headers aren't in the same column or row.
Lemon, Gez. Juicy Studio (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35395
I'm reading worrying things about the discussions about the next version of HTML, known as HTML5. It looks to me as if things are going in the wrong direction. Oh, and in order not to disappoint long-time readers there'll be a little barb against XHTML pretenders at the end of the article.
Olsson, Tommy. Autistic Cuckoo, The (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35444
This chapter will take an HTML page that has absolutely nothing wrong with it, and improve it. Parts of it will become shorter. Parts will become longer. All of it will become more semantic. It’ll be awesome.
Pilgrim, Mark. Dive Into HTML5 (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35499
HTML 5 Progresses Despite Challenges
Development of HTML 5, the highly touted upgrade to the language of the Web, is progressing but still faces obstacles, including lack of a standard video codec, said an official of the World Wide Web Consortium at a gathering on Tuesday.
Krill, Paul. InfoWorld (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>HTML5
#35547
Weblog collaboratif portant sur les enjeux sociopolitiques, technologiques et stratégiques entourant la normalisation et l'accessibilisation du Web, mais aussi un million d'autres trucs tout aussi futiles qui nous passent par l'esprit...
#35759
Introduction to HTML5, Microformats and CSS3 
This screencast will give you insight into HTML5 and CSS3 to help ease the pain that comes with transitioning to a slightly different syntax.
Vasinov, Vasily. Techmic (2009). Articles>Web Design>Standards>Screencasts
#35761
Internet Explorer 6 is always a hot subject of debate. We’ve talked about it here many many times. The forums are full of folks trying to troubleshoot it. The CSS support is problematic and the JavaScript support is proprietary nonsense. The conversation is heating up a little hotter than usual lately, as major companies are starting to pull support for it. I thought I would start the conversation by covering the reasons I think people still use this browser.
Coyier, Chris. CSS Tricks (2008). Articles>Web Design>Standards>Web Browsers
