In the past, Java developers relied on web browsers as the front end of their applications. But the process is often frustrating: HTML is clunky, JavaScript is slow and difficult to use, debugging tools are lacking, and making applications compatible with all browsers is a painstaking process. But now comes your good news. With the improvement of browser technology, especially after the adoption of HTML5, the above problems have been significantly improved. Let’s take a look at the 5 benefits that HTML5 can bring to Java developers.
1. Cross-platform deployment
Like Java, one of the core advantages of HTML5 is cross-platform operation. It supports both traditional desktop platforms and mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Symbian, etc. This cross-platform feature means that you can share a UI code base for all platforms, saving several times development time.
HTML5 achieves cross-platform by standardizing a series of APIs for common web applications, including the development of offline applications, browser data storage and plug-in-free audio and video APIs.
2. User interface controls
HTML5 adds many new controls to Web development. Page creation includes:
In addition to more native controls, the recent surge in front-end development has also improved JavaScript controls. For example, UI libraries jQuery UI and Telerik's Kendo UI already support the seamless addition of complex and customizable UI controls, such as menus, labels, and more.
3. Speed
## The development of HTML5 has also driven the development of JavaScript. In order to win in the market share, browser manufacturers are working hard to accelerate them. Rendering and JavaScript engine. 
animations
are native, the browser can take advantage of hardware acceleration and run these animations directly on the user's GPU. This ensures that the animation can run smoothly on mobile devices.4. Canvas
HTML5’s
Of course, if you are not a game developer, you can still use
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