The HTML5 Boilerplate

Paul Irish and Divya Manian released “HTML 5 Boilerplate”. A Great starting template for HTML 5 Websites or Applications.

According to Paul, himself:

Why Boiler Plate is Awesome?

• * Cross-browser compatible (IE6, yeah we got that.)
• * HTML5 ready. Use the new tags with certainty.
• * Optimal caching and compression rules for grade-A performance
• * Best practice site configuration defaults
• * Mobile browser optimizations
• * Progressive enhancement graceful degradation … yeah yeah we got that
• * IE specific classes for maximum cross-browser control
• * Handy .no-js and .js classes to style based on capability
• * Want to write unit tests but lazy? A full, hooked up test suite is waiting for you.

Why it is Awesome-er?

• * Javascript profiling…in IE6 and IE7? Sure, no problem.
• * Console.log nerfing so you won’t break anyone by mistake.
• * Never go wrong with your doctype or markup!
• * An optimal print stylesheet, performance optimized
• * iOS, Android, Opera Mobile-adaptable markup and CSS skeleton.
• * IE6 pngfix baked in.
• * .clearfix, .visuallyhidden classes to style things wisely and accessibly.
• * .htaccess file that allows proper use of HTML5 features and faster page load
• * CDN hosted jQuery with local fallback failsafe.
• * Think there’s too much? The HTML5 Boilerplate is delete-key friendly. 🙂

The HTML5 Boilerplate can be downloaded from http://html5boilerplate.com/.