Since the Release of HTML5, companies have been rushing to show off all the new features and fun tricks that it has to offer. But those who actually oversee HTML5 are telling the web world to take a step back.
Despite the growing demand for HTML5 and its deployment by many big online players, its commercial introduction is premature, as there is no standard for the new technology, says Philippe Le Hegaret, leader of effort at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Le Hegaret also told reporters, “There is already a lot of excitement for HTML5, but it’s a little too early to deploy it because we’re running into interoperability issues.” These issues are particularly apparent with the video content; different devices and different browsers aren’t handling HTML5 consistently, as it’s lacking standardization.
“I don’t think it’s ready for production yet,” the official continued. “The real problem is, can we make it work across browsers? And at the moment, that is not the case.”
W3C estimated that HTML5 video interoperability issues should be fully approved within the next two or three years. Until then, officials say, Flash and Silverlight are still going to remain approved and viable web technologies.
Regardless of these issues, HTML5 is off to the races and gaining momentum with each new design. Not only is HTML5 getting praise from the big tech companies, but also by the developers who have been using it to create stunning and innovative new web projects.
But based on HTML5 issues, we are fairly uncertain that any developers will stop deploying HTML5 websites simply because officials say the specification and APIs are still undergoing changes. Certainly, the same developers who are using HTML5 now will not likely want to develop with Flash and Silverlight, or for older browsers such as Internet Explorer 6.