HTML Finally Gets the Respect It Deserves

The results of the State of HTML 2023 survey are in! It’s an exciting time for HTML which has seen a lot of growth and expansion of capability in a welcome break with the past (when typically CSS and especially JavaScript would leapfrog the rate of change of the Web’s foundational markup language). Still, some might say we need a lot more progress on this front, which is why these survey results—while exhibiting some pressing issues around diversity and broad industry awareness—offer vital insight into the needs of today’s Web developers. Let’s break it all down right here on Just a Spec!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:47 Meta-level conversation about doing the Weather Report
• 1:34 And now, the Weather Report
• 2:29 Here we go: State of HTML Survey!
• 4:22 Folks still learning about <template> and FormData 🧐
• 7:28 Geez, Declarative Shadow DOM hasn't rocked your world?!
• 7:56 y u no <details> <summary>
• 9:11 Survey results help us plan educational strategies
• 9:43 Demographics bummer: white & male
• 11:14 innerHTML vs. DOMParser
• 14:05 Interactivity methods category
• 17:05 y u no Web Components
• 19:47 Content category
• 20:44 CSP (Content Security Policy)
• 23:01 lots of love for SVG!
• 23:41 hoo boy 😬 …the section on Web Components
• 28:30 The "HTML Web Components" revolution hadn't taken off yet
• 30:51 Other details re: WCs
• 32:18 Accessibility category and screen readers
• 35:53 Native-like web apps (PWAs etc.)
• 36:18 Static site generators
• 36:54 What "missing" elements should be added to HTML?
• 37:41 Usage demographics for HTML
• 41:23 This *was* a very popular survey!
• 43:22 Outro