Startup question

[Skyn]

He guys and girls!

Me and a buddy started to learn how to build websites together

We did some pre research what we really need to learn, what we found is the following:

- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript and/or Jquery
- PHP

The question that I keep having is about HTML5.
We already learned some HTML and CSS.
Is it wise to start building websites with HTML5?

I read one article that says that its the future but HTML5 is not being supported, then I read another article that I really should start learning HTML5.

I am very confused! I know that IE doesnt really support HTML5, but then I read about IE9 and 10 that it will support HTML5.

HTML is the future, but its reeeaallly the future because the date i read is 2022???

I Have dreamweaver and HTML5 is already in there to work with.

Am I wasting my time learning HTML because it will not be supported, or will I waste my time learning HTML4 and older?

I want to learn what I need to learn to build websites.

 

[Frank]

Hey Skyn,

I write in both, because some attributes are (prematurely, i.m.o.) no longer supported in HTML5, and some are only supported (i.e valid) in HTML5. Having said that, I don't use new basic HTML5 elements like <footer>, <section>, etc. yet because they indeed are not supported yet in IE < 10, so that's no use. And I don't feel like having to use javascript to make IE understand those elements, even though I do love javascript otherwise.

 

[Phreaddee]

Yes, you should!
Html5 is definately the way its going.
I have been rolling out websites exclusively in html5 for the past 6 months.
It is supported in safari, firefox, chrome, opera, ios, android and like you said ie9+10.
I dont support ie6 anymore, and am considering somepoint this year to not support ie7.
As it stands there is plenty of well documented ways to help ie7+8 perform as desired with html5...
As for the timeline, you need to understand the speed at which the w3 operates and indeed its status level. It is currently in last call status, which effectively means its as good as written. It still needs two full rollout implementations before it reaches candidate recommendation phase. Who knows how long that will take...
Admittedly IE are behind the 8ball with this, but they wernt actually at the round table of whatwg when it was first concieved, for the record, neither were w3, as they were putting all their eggs in the failed xhtml2 concept, but both now are.
If you wait til 2022, youll be so far behind what the rest of the world is doing.

 

[ronaldroe]

Yes, you should!
Html5 is definately the way its going.
I have been rolling out websites exclusively in html5 for the past 6 months.
It is supported in safari, firefox, chrome, opera, ios, android and like you said ie9+10.
I dont support ie6 anymore...

This is me exactly. I haven't coded a site in XHTML in at least 6 months. It only takes 1 conditional comment to load a small script from Google's servers to make it work in IE5+.