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1.4 Can I Start Using HTML5 Now? 17

Early adopters of HTML5 are well advised to familiarize themselves with the in-
dividual browser’s release notes, as trends in response to the question What will
come next? will most likely emerge here:


z https://developer.mozilla.org/en/HTML/HTML5


z http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs


z http://webkit.org/blog


z http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com


z http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/info/ReleaseNotes


The timeline of the development of HTML5-relevant specifications in combi-
nation with the milestones of browser releases indicate with their shorter and
shorter release intervals that standardization and implementation are closely
linked (see Figure 1.6).


It will be interesting to see how the two areas continue to develop. You can find
an up-to-date version of the timeline at the following URL:


http://html5.komplett.cc/code/chap_intro/timeline.html?lang=en


Figure 1.6 Timeline of specifications and browser releases

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