HTML: How to Make Loveliness
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You’re a PHP ninja. You’re a React god. You’re a magician with Sketch. But if your code is assembling HTML to get delivered to a user’s browser, how much do you know about HTML’s semantics? Choosing the correct HTML elements rather than vomiting a "div" or belching out a "span" can greatly enhance the end user’s experience, with no fragile extra code to write and maintain. One of the co-editors of the HTML5.3 spec will take you on a magical treasure hunt around HTML, showing you marvellous gifts and hidden wonders that will also help future-proof your code and turn you into a time-travelling front-end superhero, adored by millions*. (* Actual number not guaranteed. But your users will be happy.) **What will the audience learn from this talk?** How to use HTML properly to make sites that work better, faster and include more people **Does it feature code examples and/or live coding?** A few, simple examples of HTML **Prerequisite attendee experience level:** [All levels](https://gotochgo.com/2020/pages/experience-level)
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You’re a PHP ninja. You’re a React god. You’re a magician with Sketch. But if your code is assembling HTML to get delivered to a user’s browser, how much do you know about HTML’s semantics? Choosing the correct HTML elements rather than vomiting a "div" or belching out a "span" can greatly enhance the end user’s experience, with no fragile extra code to write and maintain.
One of the co-editors of the HTML5.3 spec will take you on a magical treasure hunt around HTML, showing you marvellous gifts and hidden wonders that will also help future-proof your code and turn you into a time-travelling front-end superhero, adored by millions*. (* Actual number not guaranteed. But your users will be happy.)
What will the audience learn from this talk? How to use HTML properly to make sites that work better, faster and include more people
Does it feature code examples and/or live coding? A few, simple examples of HTML
Prerequisite attendee experience level: All levels
About the speakers
Author of "Introducing HTML5" and editor of the W3C’s HTML5.3 specification