The Software Alchemist

HTML5 Test Drive

I’ve read Hello HTML5 (or as much of it as is finished), and Mark Pilgrim’s excellent Dive Into HTML5. Time to give this a go… I now have a repository on GitHub for a simple form filling application making use of the local storage and offline application APIs. As of writing, I’m still feeling my [...]

Offline applications with HTML5

Like most web developers, I’ve recently been playing with HTML5 and CSS3. There’s an absolute ton of stuff to discover, but right now I’ll focus on the Offline Web Application aspect. The specifics of implementing offline applications are well documented elsewhere. But what isn’t often mentioned is how to discover the required files for your [...]