HTML 5 is all over the place. I started hearing about it first when i was reading about the canvas tag about an year ago. But all the noises reached their pinnacle when the iPad was launched with HTML5 support instead of Flash.

ExtJS.com has put together a nice article explaining HMTL5 in brief (Click here for the article) while diveintohtml5.org gives a detailed explanation on the features.

As the article puts it, HTML5 is just a part of the family of  specifications that people end up calling as HTML5.

Some of the highlights of the HTML family are as follows:

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External API is an interesting api that allows communication between JavaScript and the flash player. This is a very important feature for sites that have flash content in conjugation with JS code.

ExternalInterface is a part of this api that specifically concentrates on easy communication between ActionScript and the Flash Player. Read more…