Despite the loss of semantics in HTML5, the abilities we have now to build actual Web applications (like @vivaldibrowser). Can both coexist?
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"Despite the loss of semantics in HTML5"??
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Replying to @stevefaulkner
Yup. @stevefaulkner - here's an .html doc from one of the SVG/JS animations. Semantics where, please? .wrapper - (1..60).each do .o

Sep 26, 2016 · 2:13 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag @stevefaulkner
And to put a shine on it, no, this code never existed in an .html document prior to HTML5 unless someone drank future juice.
Replying to @mholzschlag @stevefaulkner
The actual HTML file (not the HAML, my mistake, darnit blink and the world is different!) is also empty of relevance :(
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Replying to @mholzschlag @stevefaulkner
I think my message was poorly worded as I'm a bit in shock over the lack of #a11y when I was thinking we'd made progress.
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Replying to @mholzschlag
that is a=due to a) authorship b) was happening long before HTML5 c) SVG2 provides methods to add semantics via ARIA
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Yes. Not my point. :) I think you recognize what I'm saying here.