The combinations of HTML5 and JavaScript has become a popular solution for developers to build apps and websites. Over the past years this combination has delivered increasing speed and reliability.
Although the W3C only approved HTML5 as a standard in October 2014, its adoption started many years ago. Presently, almost 30% of the Fortune 500 companies, which include tech giants like Google, Facebook, Netflix and Microsoft are using it.
A Gartner report found that over 50% of the mobile apps are likely to be based on HTML5 by 2016. One reason for its popularity is HTML5 being largely cross-platform. It allows developers to create apps for various platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and web applications.
The increasing popularity of JavaScript has been meteoric and is the perfect accompaniment to HTML5. Together, they are fast becoming dominant technologies for designing mobile applications.
This technology stack combination is not without its haters, problems and questions. One such question is…
Do HTML5 apps pose any security threats for developers and businesses?
Continue reading %What Are the Security Risks of HTML5 Apps?%
by Jaykishan Panchal via SitePoint
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