HTML 5 is a well-known mark-up language, which is used for the structuring and presenting of data on the World Wide Web, i.e.; on the internet. It was released in the year 2014, by W3C, which aimed to keep the language simple and at the same time complex, thereby creating a unique balance between what humans understood and what machines did.
From complex application programming interfaces to comprehensive processing models, HTML 5 apparently has it all.
New and dynamic application programming interfaces such as Drag and drop, canvas and others were also included along with this version of HTML. Are you a tech person, who would love to know more about frameworks and it features, then do check out our article.
Killers are nothing but independent JavaScript objects that are used in the process of transformation of plug-in data into media data. The plug-in data objects passes on the same object as its first argument whereas on the other hand media data consists of data that is to be used by the medial player. These killers are significantly important and can be added by providing their corresponding URL’s. They are included as scripts, with its first argument being addKiller.
Several functions apart from addKiller are available namely hasKiller(name) and getKiller(name). A wide range of killers are available and here’s a list of the best HTML5 killers, you never knew about.
1. BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation, headquartered in London is a public service broadcaster, which was founded on the 18th of October, 1922. It was found under a Royal charter by John Reith, who is the founder of the corporation. BBC’s primary focus is on world news and is known to be one of the top news organizations in the world. It is highly credited for its news value and news worthiness, which makes it one of the most preferred news corporations in the entire world.
The BBC killer would thus be useful to anyone who would want to watch news updates on the go and as a website add-on, it would indeed bring more audience to your page. With this killer, you get videos from the British Broadcasting Corporation, which would instantly add more credibility and meaning to your website. This killer was updated in 2015 and has been by several developers since then. The code is really crucial and needs to be accurate, with add Killer “BBC”, being its first argument.
2. Flash
Adobe Flash is a well-known multimedia software platform that is widely used for the creation of mobile applications, desktop applications, animations, graphic illustrations and others. The flash killer adds more depth and colour to the website, making it even more appealing and attractive.
The killer applies to the various media players of flash such as flash media playback and others.
3. Generic
This killer applies to all embedded media which is playable and of the HTML5 category.
4. YouTube
Headquartered in San Bruno, California, YouTube is a video sharing website that was found in the year 2005. Its popularity grew year after year, making it one of the most preferred online websites of all time. More than ever, people now look for YouTube videos for content, and by installing its killer into your website, you not only gain more content but also more audience and significantly better reach. The killer includes and applies to all videos and playlists from the website which are embedded.
These killers are indeed useful and effective, but one needs to make sure as in why it’s useful and what kind of improvement and benefit it can bring to the website. Killers that are added without any though or purpose, would be of no use and would in turn cause more damage to your website.
These killers have the capacity to slow down your website and thus you need to be a hundred percent sure about it, before you add and install the killer to your website. Make sure you assess the pros and cons well before you get a killer installed and if you do make sure it’s worth it.