The F-Word
Bruce Lawson, Vadim Makeev
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Feb 18, 2021
Safari extensions, cascading layers of CSS, what’s new in WCAG 3
* 01:01 Safari extensions model
* 12:37 Cascading layers of CSS
* 20:07 What’s new in WCAG 3Hosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevSafari extensions model
* Safari 14 added WebExtensions support. So where are the extensions?
* Submitting and Distributing a Safari App ExtensionCascading layers of CSS
* Cascade Layers, a Proposal
* CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 5What’s new in WCAG 3
* WCAG 3 Introduction
* W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0
Jan 31, 2021
Replacing UA strings with Client Hints as possible harm to the Web
* 00:43 Browser detection
* 05:25 User Agent freeze
* 12:43 Possible consequences
* 21:08 A right to replyHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* James RosewellBrowser detection
* 51Degrees
* A Browser Sniffing Warning: The Trouble With Acid3 and TinyMCEUser Agent freeze
* Intent to Deprecate and Freeze: The User-Agent string
* Building a privacy-first future for web advertising
* BBC coverage of CMA and User-AgentsPossible consequences
* Marketers for an Open Web response to the CMA’s investigation into Google’s Privacy Sandbox
* W3C TPAC Session on User-AgentA right to reply
* Why can’t supply chains be trusted on the web?
Dec 14, 2020
We’re back, Chrome 88 beta, and The grand unification proposal
* 00:34 We’re back
* 03:41 Chrome 88 beta
* 17:36 The grand unificationHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevWe’re back
* YaTalks 2020Chrome 88 beta
* Chrome 88 beta release notes
* Declarative Shadow DOM at Web.Dev
* Vadim’s Declarative Shadow DOM demoThe grand unification
* The Grand Unification Proposal (CSSWG)
* The Grand Unification of Web Technologies (full version)
* Why it’s good for users that HTML, CSS and JS are separate languages
Sep 10, 2020
Mozilla layoffs, modals and focus, AVIF, AdBlock Plus lawsuit
* 00:58 Mozilla layoffs
* 11:38 Modals and focus
* 20:34 AVIF image format
* 29:14 AdBlock Plus lawsuitHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevMozilla layoffs
* Changing world, changing Mozilla
* The cult of the free must dieModals and focus
* Modal by Filament Group
* Modal from WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices
* Having an open dialogAVIF image format
* The new next-gen image compression format
* AVIF support in Chrome 85
* Squoosh with AVIF supportAdBlock Plus lawsuit
* Inside Axel Springer’s war with AdBlock Plus
* Ad Blocker Developer Summit
Jul 23, 2020
Brian Kardell on Open Prioritization experiment, Igalia, MathML and the Web commons
* 00:56 Brian and Igalia
* 05:42 Features overview
* 16:27 Why devs should pay
* 24:07 JavaScript and other ideas
* 28:25 MathML and corporate supportHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim Makeev
* Brian KardellBrian and Igalia
* Open prioritization and advocacy
* Crowdfunding Web platform features with Open Prioritization
* Contributions to Web platform interoperabilityFeatures overview
* Implementing selector list argument of :not() in Chrome
* Open Prioritization and CSS Containment
* Igalia’s contribution to the Mozilla project and Open Prioritization
* Unlocking ColorsWhy devs should pay
* Picture element implementation in BlinkJavaScript and other ideas
* Compilers and programming languages
* TC39MathML and corporate support
* MathML in Chromium
Jun 29, 2020
Apple vs. EU, form slappers, where’s Houdini, browser bugs and Web compat
* 01:20 Apple vs. EU
* 17:03 News for form slappers
* 28:51 Where’s Houdini
* 39:12 Browser bugs and Web compatHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevApple vs. EU
* Commission opens investigations into Apple’s App Store rules
* EU’s Apple suit bares tech’s global antitrust threat
* Apple threatens to move Basecamp’s new email app to trashNews for form slappers
* The form attribute
* Form design patterns
* HTML5 AccessibilityWhere’s Houdini
* CSS Houdini
* Is Houdini ready yet‽
* CSS Canvas DrawingBrowser bugs and Web compat
* How to file a good browser bug
* Web Compat
May 24, 2020
Web site resilience, HTML nesting rules, masonry layout, Web We Want
* 00:57 Resilience in the time of COVID
* 13:15 HTML nesting rules
* 25:30 Masonry layout
* 32:15 Web We WantHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevResilience in the time of COVID
* Looking at coronavirus.data.gov.uk
* Hammer and nails
* Web Sites as ‘Public Accommodation’ under a Pandemic
* Ensure your website is available and usable for everyone during COVID-19HTML nesting rules
* HTML living standard
* Can I IncludeMasonry layout
* Does masonry belong in the CSS Grid specification?
* Masonry layout proposal to CSSWG
* Dev.OperaWeb We Want
* The Web We Want survey results
Apr 26, 2020
Chrome 81, Firefox 75, gaps in Safari, webdev glossary, a11y for designers
* 01:46 Chrome 81: badging, MIDI, Fugu
* 07:27 Firefox 75: lazy loading, clamp
* 13:36 The future of HTML forms
* 25:41 Gaps in Safari release notes
* 29:56 Webdev glossary, a11y for designersHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevChrome 81: badging, MIDI, Fugu
* New in Chrome 81
* BopPad by Keith McMillenFirefox 75: lazy loading, clamp
* Firefox 75: Ambitions for AprilThe future of HTML forms
* HTML isn’t done! by Nicole Sullivan, Greg Whitworth
* Can we please style the <select> control?! by Greg Whitworth
* Having an open dialog by Scott O’Hara
* Polyfill for :focus-visible by Rob DodsonGaps in Safari release notes
* Can I use: Gap in Grid Layout
* WebKit: Rename gutter properties to remove "grid-" prefix
* Safari release notesWebdev glossary, a11y for designers
* My new book covering about 2,000 key terms for developers by Jens Meiert
* Accessibility for UX designers by Frozen Rockets
Apr 1, 2020
Npm and GitHub, closing HTML tags, disappearing User-Agent, Safari vs PWA
* 02:02 Npm and GitHub
* 08:39 Closing HTML tags
* 19:19 Disappearing User-Agent
* 27:36 Safari vs PWAHosts
* Bruce Lawson
* Vadim MakeevNpm and GitHub
* Npm is joining GitHub, Nat Friedman
* The economics of open source, C J Silverio
* The Entropic Package ManagerClosing HTML tags
* Stop using closing tags for the HTML elements, Tab Atkins
* HTML Living Standard: Optional Tags
* The future of loading CSS, Jake ArchibaldDisappearing User-Agent
* My findings after browsing the web without a UA header for one week, Šime VidasSafari vs PWA
* Full Third-Party Cookie Blocking and More, John Wilander
* Apple just killed Offline Web Apps, Aral Balkan
* Apple’s attack on service workers, Jeremy Keith