Growing up as a geeky little kid born in the 80’s my interests floated around a lot and it wasn’t until I received my first computer at age 9 that I realized where my true interests lie. I eventually got into learning HTML, making simple websites with tables - nothing special, but it kept me busy. My love for web development has only grown into other languages such as PHP and C# .Net which is why news of HTML 5 with new elements makes me a very happy boy.

IBM posted a great article on August 7th regarding the new elements and how each one will affect web development in the future making easier clearer HTML code with less work on the developers part. The main idea behind these elements is to provide cleaner markup by replacing the use of div/span with more suitable elements such as header and nav.

Here is a list of the new elements that will accompany HTML 5:

Structure
section
header
footer
nav
article

Block Semantic Elements
aside
figure
dialog

Inline Semantic Elements
mark
time
meter
progress

Embedded Media
video
audio