Comments on: Revival http://www.ronaldvanderwijden.com/?p=45 Web, life. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ronald http://www.ronaldvanderwijden.com/?p=45#comment-47232 Ronald Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:55:36 +0000 http://www.ronaldvanderwijden.com/?p=45#comment-47232 Hey Geoff, Still keeping an electronic eye on the old dust bucket though, aren't you... ? :D The HTML5 remark was to illustrate my long gone involvement in anything web related: having a bit more time on my hands gave me the opportunity to get acquainted with the current state of affairs again. When I left, the WHATWG group was busy with HTML5 while the W3C was still grinding its teeth on XHTML 2 and going nowhere fast, so it indeed was a surprise seeing the W3C getting the picture at last. Also, back then CSS3 was a distant dream; seeing that gather momentum and growing browser support was a nice surprise, too. Anyway: don't hold your breath regarding model railway posts: that too has slipped to the background, although it's definitely not of the map. I recenty switched managers again and my new one is a model railway enthousiast as well, so who knows... Mostly, for me it's a matter of getting stuck in and doing stuff instead of dreaming about it. Anyway: don't boot my out of your feed reader yet: I've got a rant about LED lamps brewing inside that's dying to get out! Hey Geoff,

Still keeping an electronic eye on the old dust bucket though, aren’t you… ? :D

The HTML5 remark was to illustrate my long gone involvement in anything web related: having a bit more time on my hands gave me the opportunity to get acquainted with the current state of affairs again.
When I left, the WHATWG group was busy with HTML5 while the W3C was still grinding its teeth on XHTML 2 and going nowhere fast, so it indeed was a surprise seeing the W3C getting the picture at last.
Also, back then CSS3 was a distant dream; seeing that gather momentum and growing browser support was a nice surprise, too.

Anyway: don’t hold your breath regarding model railway posts: that too has slipped to the background, although it’s definitely not of the map. I recenty switched managers again and my new one is a model railway enthousiast as well, so who knows…
Mostly, for me it’s a matter of getting stuck in and doing stuff instead of dreaming about it.

Anyway: don’t boot my out of your feed reader yet: I’ve got a rant about LED lamps brewing inside that’s dying to get out!

]]> By: Geoffrey Sneddon http://www.ronaldvanderwijden.com/?p=45#comment-47210 Geoffrey Sneddon Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:59 +0000 http://www.ronaldvanderwijden.com/?p=45#comment-47210 When did HTML 5 become part of W3C work? Well, the WG was chartered March 2007, so, uh, not that long ago. :) (Though that does mean the majority of the time I've been involved in it it has been a W3C spec, so I guess that is a while now.) Also, if you want real fun dealing with code, try debugging obfuscated minified Javascript. That's what real web work is like… Well, maybe work at browser vendors isn't average… :) Finally, I wait to see if this gets any further than your last attempt at restarting blog to write more about model railways (though please do write about that!). When did HTML 5 become part of W3C work? Well, the WG was chartered March 2007, so, uh, not that long ago. :) (Though that does mean the majority of the time I’ve been involved in it it has been a W3C spec, so I guess that is a while now.)

Also, if you want real fun dealing with code, try debugging obfuscated minified Javascript. That’s what real web work is like… Well, maybe work at browser vendors isn’t average… :)

Finally, I wait to see if this gets any further than your last attempt at restarting blog to write more about model railways (though please do write about that!).

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