The W3C organization responsible for providing standardized services for web programming languages has recently begun to modify the definition of the hypertext markup language and plans to add HTML device identifiers to the language. According to the provisions of the new version of the draft definition of the hypertext markup language released on December 11: "HTML device identifiers allow users to use web pages to deal with hardware devices such as cameras." ”
This standard modification plan means that the application scope of hypertext markup language will be expanded again. Members who expressed support for this expansion action also hope that the expansion should not only be aimed at static web pages, but should take into account the needs of interactive dynamic web applications so that the latter can directly operate the hardware on the user's computer.
Currently, there are two major organizations that have the right to modify and maintain HTML standards: the W3C organization and the WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) organization with a slightly less formality. At that time, the W3C organization's efforts to develop HTML standards, especially HTML5, greatly weakened, and instead attached importance to XML standards. Therefore, some companies that were dissatisfied with this united to establish the WHATWG organization to continue to improve HTML5 work.
In contrast, WHATWG's HTML device identification definition standard involves a wider range than W3C organization. The former supports interfaces even include "USB-interface media player" and the older RS232 serial port.