Beyond Interop: Baseline and more

[atopal]

Session description

Web developers report that keeping up with changes to the platform is a major issue for them. Developers have difficulty keeping up with changes in the web platform, such as the introduction of new features and the resolution of interoperability issues, and knowing when features are well-established in their users’ browsers.

Even though many developers enjoy access to detailed information about their audiences and the browsers they use (e.g., through site analytics, support metrics, user interviews, etc.), others don’t or work at a remove from end users. A new project won’t have a measurable audience until it launches. A library maintainer or application vendor might have, at best, an indirect view of the capabilities of users’ browsers.

Despite the glut of information about browser support, releases, and global usage, these developers are left on their own to draw a platform-wide support picture, with ample opportunity for errors and confusion.

The Baseline project is one way that intends to help these developers by offering a shortcut past the complexity.

This session will discuss the lessons we learned in the WebDX CG, open questions we have, and possible ways forward to serve the web developer community.

Session goal

Broader awareness of the problem that is being addressed and identifying ideas that are worth exploring further

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#beyond-interop

Who can attend

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Session duration

60 minutes (Default)

Other sessions where we should avoid scheduling conflicts (Optional)

#33, #42

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[ianbjacobs]

For our formatting needs, I replaced the following:

• Interop
• Research
  These address mainly the same participants

With session numbers: #33 and #42.

If those were not the sessions you were thinking about, please let me know. Thanks!

[atopal]

Thank you!

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