Class 13 Notes
Reading: The Past, Present, and Future of Local Storage for Web Applications
Before HTML5 local storage did not exist. All there was were cookies which were unsafe, too small to make a difference, and big enough to slow down your web application.
HTML5 Storage
The proper name for HTML5 Stroage is Web Storage. And is split in two, Local Storage and DOM Storage. There is a lot to making local storage. for all the syntax go to the site.