Pro HTML5 Programming: Powerful APIs for Richer Internet Application Development

HTML5 is here, and with it, web applications take on a power, ease, scalability, and responsiveness like never before. In this book, developers will learn how to use the latest cutting-edge HTML5 web technology - available in the most recent versions of modern browsers - to build web applications with unparalleled functionality, speed, and responsiveness. * Explains how you can create real-time HTML5 applications that tap the full potential of modern browsers * Provides practical, real-world examples of HTML5 features in action * Shows which HTML5 features are supported in current browsers * Covers all the new HTML5 APIs to get you up to speed quickly with HTML5 What you'll learn * How the HTML5 specification has evolved * How to develop cutting-edge web applications using new HTML5 features like WebSockets, Geolocation, Web Storage, Canvas, and audio and video * Which features are available in browsers today Who this book is for This book is for web designers and developers who want to use the latest cutting-edge technology available in current browsers; developers who want to create dynamic, HTML5 web applications; and developers who want to know which HTML5 features are supported in current browsers. Table of Contents * Overview of HTML5 * Using the HTML5 Canvas API * Working with HTML5 Audio and Video * Using the HTML5 Geolocation API * Using the Communication APIs * Using the HTML5 Web Socket API * Using the HTML5 Forms API * Using the HTML5 Web Workers API * Using the HTML5 Web Storage API * Creating HTML5 Offline Web Applications * The Future of HTML5