Comparison of HTML5 and Flash: Difference between revisions

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Some believe that '''[[HTML5HTML 5]]''' can be used as an alternative to '''[[Adobe Flash]]'''.<ref name="nyt_amazon">{{cite web

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}}</ref> Both include features and functions for playing [[video]] within [[web page]]s. A common mis-perception is that HMTL 5 can provide animation and interactivity in web pages, which is untrue. [[JavaScript]] is necessary for animating HTML elements. Animation using JavaScript was also possible with HTML 4. Some organizations like Apple are contributing to these incorrect beliefs by claiming old technologies, or technologies that in fact rely on future versions of CSS, are "HTML 5." For example, Apple's web site contains several demonstrations of technologies that Apple claims are examples of HTML 5 at <http://www.apple.com/html5/>. However, of the six demos, only two rely on technologies that are unique to the HTML 5 standard.<ref>"What HTML5 is (and what it isn't)," ''HTML5 First Look,'' (Lynda.com, 2010), <http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=67161></ref>

}}</ref> Both include features and functions for adding [[animation]], [[video]], and [[interactivity]] to [[web page]]s. There has been a great deal of discussion{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} amongst web developers and others over the relative merits of both.

== Comparison ==