HTML 5

It is true that HTML 5 would be a ground breaking upgrade to the prominent Web presentation specification but the sad point of that it is going to take 5 to 10 years to become fully acceptable standard in the market.

It is always good to use industry standards rather than going with proprietary standards especially in web development for cross browser support. HTML 5 tackles the gap that Flash, Silverlight and JavaFX are trying to fill but in my point of view, HTML 5 is not a replacement to these technologies. Time can only tell which technology will mature in the market and definitely they will at least have their own niche place in the web market.

As a developer or technology evangelist it is important to know the impact(s) of the html 5 specifications in web development and main browsers already started adding HTML 5 features in their latest browsers. Have a look at html5demos.com for the html 5 features and video,cross-document messaging, canvas, local storage support are some of the cool features of HTML 5. At the moment Apple Safari leads the html 5 support and IE 8 lags in adding html 5 support compare to other browsers. Will Youtube be using HTML 5 instead of flash in the future?