Another article on the state of HTML5

The Pain of HTML5.   Great post on "places where HTML5 currently falls short that have hurt us in the last month."

http://blog.caplin.com/2012/07/16/the-pain-of-html5/

"Native is where the audience is. Native is where the money is."

Another one on the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time status of HTML5.

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Develop+Brighton/news.asp?c=42932

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HTML5 is not a panacea...

"[T]his does not mean the technology is ready for every implementation and, in particular, issues around security, synchronicity and the fact that it is an evolving standard can make it an unsuitable option for enterprises, said Akka."

http://features.techworld.com/mobile-wireless/3367254/html5-is-not-panacea-magic-software/

Here's some disconnect....

Facebook rewrites iOS app because HTML is too slow:

http://www.intomobile.com/2012/06/28/nytimes-facebook-rewriting-their-ios-app-because-current-version-slow-molasses/

Adobe drop Flash support on Android because HTML is the way to go:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/adobe-confirms-it-wont-support-flash-on-android-4-1/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

Well, which is it?

Facebook and HTML5

Back in November of 2011, I made a comment that:

I'm a late and reluctant convert to the use of HTML5 to generate web applications. I still believe it's an immature technology. I imagine the real test will come when Facebook releases their new HTML5-based interface (not released at the time of this writing). If there are holes in HTML5 capabilities, the folks at Facebook are going to run into them trying to support a wide variety of devices from a single code base and implementing a less than trivial interface.

Well, the jury is in, and there are more indication that Facebook is abandoning it's HTML5 application and reverting back to native applications for mobile devices (at least for iOS).

Apple Insider
Inside Facebook
MobileBurn
NY Times
iMediaMonkey
MacWorld
AppAdvice
MacRumors

And this just in on HTML5

Three reasons why it wont replace native apps
http://www.business2community.com/mobile-apps/three-reasons-html5-wont-kill-the-native-app-0201726

Software development company Wooga giving up on it for now
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/developer-releases-source-of-html5-mobile-game-sheds-light-on-challenges/