Penn Medicine Web Production Team

A Visualization of how ready different parts of HTML5/CSS3 are for day to day use

A resource for developers looking to put HTML5 to use today, including information on specific features and when to use them in your apps.

The Google Chart API returns a chart image in response to a URL GET or POST request. The API can generate many kinds of charts, from pie or line charts to QR codes and formulas. All the information about the chart that you want, such as chart data, size, colors, and labels, are part of the URL. (For POST requests, it's a little different, but don't worry about that now).

There's a class of cross-browser layout issues, stemming from a fundamental inconsistency in the way that various browsers render HTML. In this article, [the author will] explain what those issues are, illustrate how they impact your pages, and show you a variety of approaches to solve the problem.

The focus of this specification is readability and ease of access. Unlike the full HTML specification, this "web developer edition" removes information that only browser vendors need know.

The bottom of a page is not the end of a website. An informative, compelling footer is the natural place to lead people to more information within the site rather than wandering aimlessly.

How much time a website takes to load is a very important factor which determines the success of a website to a large extent. If a website takes too much time to load, it is bound to lose a majority of visitors and potential customers. When it comes to search engine parameters, website speed is a crucial factor which determines the search engine ranking.

"The following are some tips for decreasing your web page loading times."

"CSS2 allows you to specify stylesheet for specific media type such as screen or print. Now CSS3 makes it even more efficient by adding media queries. You can add expressions to media type to check for certain conditions and apply different stylesheets."

"The float property is a valuable and powerful asset to any web designer/developer working with HTML and CSS. Tragically, it can also cause frustration and confusion if you don't fully understand how it works. Also, in the past, it's been linked to some pretty nasty browser bugs so it's normal to get nervous about using the float property in your CSS rule sets. Let's calm those nerves and ease that frustration."