Explore the world of web standards and their governing organizations in this informative conference talk from CascadiaJS 2018. Gain insights into the inner workings of web standards, learn how to contribute to the web standards community, and discover the latest platform trends. Delve into topics such as Web APIs, JavaScript engines, the DOM, and network protocols. Understand the role of Web IDL in defining interfaces and the importance of working groups in shaping the web platform. Follow the speaker's personal journey into web standards involvement and discover how you, as a web developer, can influence the platform you use daily. Examine specific examples like the Fetch API, Chrome's referrer policy, the console API, and priority hints to see how standards evolve and impact web development.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Goals
Setting the Stage
Definition
Web Tech
Web API
Where Web APIs come from
JavaScript
What is JavaScript
EquiScript
Web APIs
The What Working Group
The Web Platform
JavaScript Engine
DOM
Network
Anatomy
Algorithms
Console Count
Look Feel
How Web IDL Works
Web IDL Sheriff
Web Sheriff
Why WebIDL
What WebIDL Does
How I Got Involved
Dominic Farolino
What Working Groups
Working Group
Why do this
CascadiaJS Repository
Fetch API
Chrome
referrer policy
console API
priority hints
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