Most people, not just website developers, have heard about HTML5 and CSS3, particularly clients asking if their websites will be building using these standards. This raises the question, when should website design companies start using HTML5 and CSS3? Although no one can say when it should be used, there is both pro’s and con’s either way. Which I have bulleted below for your reading pleasure.
The Pro’s
- We all want to be the best website developer in the world, and always offer the latest website designs using cutting edge technology, so if we starting learning these techniques now, we can start to learn new technologies as the standards develop.
- The new semantic tags will hopefully make the development process more efficient and meaningful for developers.
- Coding websites in HTML5 and CSS3 is a good selling point from a business point of view, because you’re assuring customers they’re receiving a product that is up-to-date.
- Also the more people that switch over the HTML5 and CSS3 now, the faster the world transition will be.
The Con’s
- Firstly, there is sporadic compatibility across all of the different browsers. If you’re new to HTML5 and CSS3 you might find yourself taking longer to complete a website because of the cross-browser testing you’ll be doing.
- Some elements have not been fully developed yet, so it can be hard to track the status of HTML5 & CSS3 elements being rolled out and consequently being supported by browsers.