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Which bits of HTML5 can I use right now?

Rich: Lots of them! Here’s a short list of cross-browser (including IE) compatible techniques that you can use today:

• Change your doctype
• Simplify your character set
• Simplify your <script> and <style> elements
• Use block level linking
• Get into the habit of using HTML5 class names in your HTML4 markup
• Use the new form input types, as they degrade gracefully
• Use elements such as <time> to add semantics that will be interpreted by leading browsers
• Use the <video> and <audio> elements, and then make them degrade gracefully (see our article on audio or Video for Everybody)

For a clearer idea of what is or isn’t cross-browser compatible, check out these sites from Molly Holzschlag and Alex Deveria.

Excellent run down of how you can use HTML5 now.

HARMONY v0.6 by Mr.doob

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Press <r> for resetting brush

Source Code

Sketchy, Shaded, Chrome, Fur, LongFur and Web are all variations of the neighbour points connection concept. First implemented in The Scribbler.

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Express - Sinatra cover band for Node.js

We’ve covered cool things from TJ Holowaychuk before, but Express, a new Sinatra-ispired DSL-based web framework for Node.js brings us to our feet.

To install, simply clone the project from The Hub:

$ git clone git://github.com/visionmedia/express.git
$ cd express && git submodule update --init

or install via Kiwi

$ kiwi -v install express

From there, the syntax should look very familiar for the Sinatra fan:

require.paths.unshift('path/to/express/lib')
require('express')

get('/', function(){
  this.redirect('/hello/world')
})

get('/hello/world', function(){
  return 'Hello World'
})

run()

Features in this version include:

• RESTful DSL
• Focus on high performance
• Multi-part file upload support
• Cookie support
• Session support
• Redirection helpers
• Environment based configuration
• Light-weight class implementation
• Persistent flash messages
• Route passing
• MIME helpers
• Logger plugin with many formats
• View support (haml, sass, etc)
• Cache API
• RESTful HTTP client

[Source on GitHub] [Homepage]