Microformats – building blocks for data-rich web pages
Summary
The article explains microformats as a framework for embedding machine-readable data in HTML, covers how to consume Microformats 2 with parsers across languages, and discusses practical considerations for fetching, storing, and validating such data. It also emphasizes testing with real-world data, avoiding common pitfalls, and discusses security best practices for sanitization. The piece serves as a practical guide for developers building data-rich, semantically aware web apps.