HTML5 and … why it’s too early to use it in most of your projects
Well, today I decided to look into HTML5 and some statistics around it.
First thing first – I went to the following page: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_explorer.asp and checked what is worth considering “an actual browser”.
Here we go – my screenshot:
Unfortunately most commonly used version of IE is… IE 8. Everything below, let’s say 3.5% (I think it’s a fair assumption) can be considered thing of the past (or the future ).
So… since we are talking about HTML5 here I decided to do a test in IE8 on a few HTML5 samples:
- http://html5demos.com/ – almost everything not working in IE8.
- http://www.apple.com/html5/showcase/transitions/ – great demo site (to show how cool Safari’s is and only 50% is working in Firefox either) – nothing is working in IE8
And a screenshot from my test with IE8:
Now exactly the same page for my current Firefox:
Basically it says: almost nothing is working in IE8.
So, what is my verdict?
If you are developing site specifically designed for iPad or some other very specific hardware with a newer/better browser or a version of the page specifically dedicated for use in a new browser or you don’t care about at least 13% of your visitors – Do not use HTML5!
And remember – more than 10% of your common customers are not ready yet!
In: English, WEB2.0 · Tagged with: html, HTML5