Now, all modern browsers have supported HTML5. Therefore, this is the top priority for each web designer & developer to study and start using HTML5 as soon as possible, in order to enjoy the convenient, fast and powerful functions it brought to web development.

Don't be confused by 'The Missing Manual' series of books' title, so that worry about you can't understand this HTML5: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition. In fact, there is no big deal, and your worry is unnecessary. There are a lot of readers as experienced web designers usually introduce this book like this - reading this book needs you to satisfy the following conditions: have written some simple web pages, know a little about CSS and a bit of JavaScript or jQuery.

You could be a good web designer, but if you don't know how to write them out in codes, your designed work has to be asked others for help. Now, Adobe Muse CC (developed based on Adobe AIR) can help you solve this problem. It's intended to let designers focus on design, enable those designers who do not understand can produce and publish their websites with one-stop steps.

HTML5: Up and Running introduces and analyzes all the related technology of HTML5 comprehensively and in-depth. Including: bumpy development history of HTML5; a variety of detection methods specific to different characteristics; how to carry the 'database' to the client; keep web application working even when it is offline; the next generation of cool web forms, etc.

After HTML 4.01, XHTML 2.0 and DOM Level 2 HTML, in the end, HTML5 was determined to become the new standard of the core markup language of the World Wide Web. The appearance of  HTML5 Pocket Reference, 5th Edition is just equivalent of the clear and accurate guide post in the path to the new Internet industry, designed to help you go along the right path in the HTML5 developing progress.