Sessions at Fronteers 2010 about HTML5

Thursday 7th October 2010

• The Design of HTML5

  by Jeremy Keith

  Everyone’s talking about the benefits of HTML5 for web apps but the specification also introduces an extra layer of semantic richness to our web documents. These additions aren’t wishful thinking for some far-flung future: you can start using them today. That’s because the design principles driving HTML5 are steeped in pragmatism. Find out how important good design principles are to any project, whether it’s a website, a content management system, or the very language that underpins the World Wide Web.

  • HTML5

  At 9:00am to 10:00am, Thursday 7th October

  Coverage video transcript

• Vector Graphics for the Web

  by Brad Neuberg

  Come learn about Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), what it is, how to use it, and how it interacts with HTML5 and CSS3. In addition, learn about cross-browser solutions for bringing SVG to Internet Explorer including SVG Web, RaphaelJS, and jQuery SVG.

  • CSS3
  • HTML5
  • SVG

  At 11:30am to 12:30pm, Thursday 7th October

  Coverage video

Friday 8th October 2010

• The State of HTML5: Inaugural Address

  by Paul Irish

  HTML5 and friends have been getting implemented in browsers at an impressively quick pace. But that leaves us as web developers wondering, “Great, but how am I supposed to build cross-browser applications with these features when I still have to support IE”.

  We’ll take a look at what the landscape of implementable features are, detailing best practices of implementation and fallback solutions where appropriate. For example, how do you pair WebSockets with a standard comet stack and what do you have to watch out for.

  We'll also review your available feature set if you’re only targeting WebKit mobile, or if you’ve already given IE6 the boot.

  The data will be up-to-the-day accurate, covering all major browsers and filled with best practices from topic experts.

  • HTML5

  At 10:30am to 11:30am, Friday 8th October

  Coverage video

• HTML5 Accessibility: Is it ready yet?

  by Steve Faulkner and Hans Hillen

  What are the features in HTML5 that have the potential to:

  • make it easier for developers to provide a more accessible user experience?
  • make it harder for developers to provide a more accessible user experience?
  • Where does WAI-ARIA fit into the HTML5 accessibility story? How can WAI-ARIA fill the gaps in HTML5 UI accessibility?
  • Accessibility
  • HTML5

  At 2:30pm to 3:30pm, Friday 8th October

  Coverage video