Anyone else annoyed by how people seem to use HTML 5 to describe everything now?

Really, I see a lot of people act like HTML 5 means 'HTML + CSS + Javascript + whatever back end programming is running on the server'.

But the problem is, it doesn't. HTML 5 just means 'that version of HTML that's after HTML 4 and introduces new elements like <section> or <header> or those new form attributes or <video> or whatever. The actual interactive elements are still done in Javascript in some form and the presentation stuff is still CSS.

It just kind of bugs me how people act like its some massive encompassing thing that means all web technology in use at once, as if HTML itself has become the next Gamer Maker or Unity framework. It also makes me want to ask these people 'did you make your games or net frameworks or whatever without javascript or CSS?'

Does anyone else agree with this or find this use of terminology a tad annoying?

 

It is annoying. However language is usually determined by the people that use it not those that oversee it. I find it annoying when people use non English words when speaking English. They will do it anyways despite my feelings and eventually they will be in the dictionary.

So while technically HTML 5 means one thing, many people that use it mean another. Usually the "another" wins out in the end. This same thing happened with "AJAX".

 

Yep its annoying.

Its particularly annoying when a know it all decides to have an argument in a class on web design with the professor about whether or not html 5 includes those things

The prof said no and the know it all wouldn't drop it... They knew better...

 

Sounds like it would have been interesting to sit back and observe the class on the discussion of what "Web 2.0" means.

 

lol

yeah we might have needed some popcorn

 

If you are a programmer I wouldn't be dissing the terminology as there is usually a slight difference with all the versions of HTML or whatever one you are studying.

 

Terminology in web development and design is terrible. While there are standard definitions, it seems like everyone has their own personal definition of what something means. Sort of like the "cloud" craze that's been sweeping the globe these past few years.

 

The fact that remains is - HTML 5 is still in evolution and not all are well versed with it - despite it being around for so many years now.

The misunderstandings are annoying no doubt, but then you would have to agree that there is still quite a lot of confusion around with the so-very similar tags of HTML5 - the section and the article for instance - they are too similar.

Then there is the canvas tag which will deliver best only when used with some javascript somewhere and that too makes things confusing for many and they start believing that the HTML5 is all a mix of CSS and Javascript too.

I guess, the Internet and the world needs a simpler explanation on HTML 5 and also some clean and easy to understand books