Weekly Resources for HTML5 Apps Developers

At Mozilla we’re really excited about HTML5 in general and the Mozilla Apps initiative in particular.

Each week we’ll post here on Hacks with a list of resources of interest to developers building HTML5 apps.

This week, we’ll start with a reference list of resources for apps and HTML5 Developers.

If you find a link that you think should be included, please feel free to forward it to JStagner at Mozilla.com

Mozilla Resources

• The Mozilla Marketplace Apps Submission Site
• Mozilla HTML5 Documentation
• Article: MDN – Getting Started with Mozilla Apps
• MDN Document: The Mozilla Apps Manifest
• Mozilla Apps Manifest FAQ
• Apps Manifest DRAFT Specification Proposal
• Mozilla Apps Installation and Management APIs

Technical Specifications

• W3C HTML5 Specification
• The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) 
• The WHATWG HTML5 Specification
• CSS Specifications
• The official ECMAScript (JavaScript) Specification

HTML5 Compatibility Resources

• CanIUse.com HTML5 Compatibility Web Site
• The Modernizr browser feature detection library
• ECMAScript 5 (JavaScript) Compatibility Table
• A Comparison of HTML5 Browser Engines
• HTML5Test.com – Test your browser’s HTML5-ness
• HTML5Readiness.com – HTML5 & CSS3 Browser Compatibility Tool
• QuirksMode HTML5 Compatability

HTML5 Development Resources

• HTML5Demos.com
• HTML5Please.com – JavaScript Tests and Compatibility Info
• HTML5 Doctor
• Dive Into HTML5 – On Line eBook
• HTML5Rocks.com Field Guide to Web Applications

Bonus Resources from Mozillians

• MDN Hack Day Presentation – The Web IS the Platform (Christian Heilman)
• Rob Nyman’s HTML5 feature tests and comparability matrix