posted 7 years ago
What's your favorite tag? <canvas> as it has the most potential (i3D). I also externalize assets a lot using <link>
Are there any tags that seems to be non-starters like <dialog> and <template>? Dialog is for HTML5.1 (Apps, iTV, HTML5 OSes) so yes, until the HTML5 OS products (Sony Bravia Opera iTV, Firefox OS Phones, Panasonic iTV, Google Chrome OS, etc.) proliferate, and Template may indeed be a non-starter (I don't use templates myself, I code all original HTML5, CSS3/4, EcmaScript) because it's complex, and folks who use templates tend to be control-panel (WordPress) users... ;)
Or is it that browsers can't get standardized (like the different vendor-specific styles on <progress>)? Browsers are competitors, and things used to be far worse, so I think over time, each tag will get more standardized/supported.
Do you think that most companies/developers are ignoring HTML5 tags because they don't see the value in ARIA compliance and a semantic web? Yes, but others dropping the ball is an opportunity for those who can market their services to pick it up and run with it. I focus very specifically on Web 3.0 in its own chapter in this book and explain why it is important.
It seems like all the huzzah goes to Javascript frameworks and CSS gimmicks. Indeed. I don't use JS frameworks (code scratch EcmaScript to cross the most platforms) but I do leverage CSS3/4 especially the SVG and Blending stuff no one else uses creatively...