I know some basic HTML, and I'm starting to learn CSS more and more... I've just recently bought one of SitePoint's books (BYOWSTRWUHAC: Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML and CSS) and I'm going to read through it and do the examples etc. But, some days ago I found an article at webmonkey.com, dated july 2009, where it said that HTML5 have arrived.

 

What I'm wondering on, if I should start learning HTML5 instead of HTML4 sort-of? ... I'm fresh with all this HTML and CSS anyways, that's why I'm wondering. Or should I just do HTML4 (doesn't really matter?) for a long period until I've become more secure with HTML and CSS and web-page-coding/designing etc, and then go over to HTML5 (if that's not easy?)...

 

Thanks to all of you guys who reply' to this msg.

Commercial projects: (X)HTML 4.01 - For best stability and predictability

Private projects: Play with HTML5 - get to know what's coming - be prepared.

html 4 knowledge is needed for html 5, html 5 just adds some new tags.

 

i don't think html 5 is going to become introduced properly for a while yet, html 5 will work hand in hand with CSS3

 

At the moment on the latest mozilla firefox and opera can use html 5 and css3

A lot of the new tags won't work in existing browsers, so I think HTML5 is just for those intranets where all browsers are up to date and can process the codes.

 

For general public sites I think it's no good using the new tags although it's a good idea to learn about it.

Hi there,

 

Well I think all of our buddys have said it all.

Do things with HTML4 for commercial and go practise HTML5 for the future. I will also do that, soon.

 

Regards

I am just starting to play with HTML5, hopefully be the time it is fully supported, I will be proficient