We’ve quite passionate about the ongoing development of the HTML5 specification, which essentially represents the next step forward in standard website coding.
For a more in-depth introduction on HTML5 website design, you may wish to watch some of our previous video blogs on HTML5 which include an overview of HTML5 tags and the creation of bespoke HTML5 websites.
Since the initial draft publication of the HTML5 markup by the W3C in 2008, there has been a lot of encouragement within the web design community to roadtest and experiment with the new HTML5 tags and functionality.
One particular project that has been leading the way and has recently been causing a lot of buzz across the internet is a small project called the HTML5 Boilerplate.
HTML5 Boilerplate sets the way forward in development of HTML5 websites
What is HTML5 Boilerplate?
HTML5 Boilerplate in it’s most basic form is a website template package that is designed to act as a code base for the writing of standards-compliant, HTML5 websites with ease.
In short, contained within you will find a prewritten, HTML5-considered index page, a CSS Reset stylesheet and SEO-targeted files such as Robots.txt and comprehensive .htaccess file.
On the face of it, HTML5 boilerplate might actually only sound like a collection of resources, but they are written and considered in a manner that encourages good website architecture and pre-emptively sets a good standard for Web Designers who are looking move away from the XHTML 1.0 specification to develop a HTML5 website for the first time.
HTML5 Boilerplate Resources
- Official ‘HTML5 Boilerplate’ Website
- Download ‘HTML5 Boilerplate’
- ‘HTML5 Boilerplate’ Video Guide
Further Reading
For further HTML5 goodies, check out our Video Showcases on how both Google and Apple are also pushing the way forward for HTML5 web development. Also, look out for further publications from us on HTML5 in the future.
