HTML V5 and XHTML V2
Two competing standards coexist
From the developerWorks archives
Date archived: December 6, 2016 | First published: November 20, 2007
While the intention of both HTML V5 and XHTML V2 is to improve on the existing versions, the approaches the developers chose to make those improvements is very different. And with differing philosophies come distinct results. For the first time in many years, the direction of upcoming browser versions is uncertain. Uncover the bigger picture behind the details of these two standards.
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