SharePoint Scribblings

SharePoint and HTML5 investigation (Part 3)

Results & Discussion

I will discuss what can be achieved with my solution on utilizing SharePoint for HTML5 development.

Valid html5 and xhtml pages

Through this method you can create valid html5 pages but still fully support legacy browsers and the edit mode. By creating or extending webparts you can utilize the sharepoint platform fully and create a beautiful interactive website that is also backwards compatible with older software.

Possible to create pages suitable for all platforms

Using multiple masterpages you can deploy one application to many platforms within one project. Within this project you can unlock back-end systems and make them available on phones, tablets, desktops and whatnot.

Edit mode stays XHTML, works always with older browsers

The most usable feature of SharePoint, Publishing stays in tact and you can still efficiently create pages through the standard CMS, while still creating a state-of-the-art html 5 site for the public visitors.

Simplified development of great designs

Web designers can implement designs separately for different platforms, so they could work in parallel on each platform, or designers with different skill sets can work effectively on their own favorite platform.

Page overhead of JavaScript diminishes

Because a specific page of valid html or xhtml5 is sent to the user, there's a lot less overhead on the page of javascript. This makes the page load faster and makes development easier and more maintainable.

What do you think about my solution especially compared to modernzr or other solutions?