11 Problems with HTML5

HTML5 offers Web developers the opportunity to add a lot of new features to their Web apps, but this article argues that the technology isn’t as great as its supporters claim. It lists 11 “hard truths” about HTML5:

1. Security is a nightmare.
2. Local data storage is limited
3. Local data can be manipulated.
4. Offline apps are a nightmare to sync.
5. The cloud owes you nothing.
6. Forced upgrades aren’t for everyone.
7. Web Workers offer no prioritization.
8. Format incompatibilities abound.
9. Implementations are browser-dependent.
10. Hardware idiosyncracies bring new challenges.
11. Politics as usual.

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