HTML 4.01 vs HTML 5

A Quick Introduction

My name is Chris Cone, I'm a recent (May 2009) graduate of the University Of Georgia, recently married (May 2009) and recently (May 2009) started a new position with The Home Depot as a Application Developer. As you can see May 2009 was a very busy time, I'm still trying to get my head screwed back on after our move to Atlanta from Athens in August. I'm hoping that the MIT program will allow me to gain an competitive advantage in the technoloy department while introducing me to new technologies and best practices.
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HTML 4.01 vs HTML 5
HTML 4.01 is the current web standard...however it comes up short in many areas. HTML 5 looks to impove upon the current edition. The 5th version seeks to add error handling which is a major downfall of HTML 4.01. This error handling will improve the consistency at which a web page is returned to a client. This is great news for developers due to the fact that their pages will be displayed more accurately and with more consistency. It will aslo allow browser developers to lower cost.
HTML 5 will also provide a much better enviornment for creating RIAs without the addition of JavaScript and Flash. It will also allow storage beyond what cookies can support making form validation much simpler for the developers and make them much faster for the users. Overall HMTL 5 looks promising, giving HTML 4.01 a much needed update.