Ask HN: HTML5 Programmer
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> Now, what exactly is a HTML5 programmer?
It's someone that knows a lot about the HTML5 spec. Where as someone writing a game in HTML5 will most probably be using only a handful of the features in the HTML5 spec, and it would most likely be the <canvas> element, some <audio> maybe localstorage, and that's it.
Where as, HTML5 programmers will know almost everything there is, and they are most likely subscribed to all the top blogs that talk about HTML5.
It's someone that knows a lot about the HTML5 spec. Where as someone writing a game in HTML5 will most probably be using only a handful of the features in the HTML5 spec, and it would most likely be the <canvas> element, some <audio> maybe localstorage, and that's it.
Where as, HTML5 programmers will know almost everything there is, and they are most likely subscribed to all the top blogs that talk about HTML5.
I just watched this presentation on The Real Benefits of HTML5 For Games (http://vimeo.com/41825829) and there was a slide that said good javascript programmers do not necessarily translate to good HTML5 programmers.
Now, what exactly is a HTML5 programmer?