725: Safari is the New Chrome - Jen Simmons of Apple

Show notes

Wes and Scott talk with Jen Simmons about the latest updates to Safari, reporting bugs to Apple, understanding color in CSS, new CSS switch controls, and testing your websites in Vision Pro hardware. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:03 Brought to you by Sentry.io 01:05 Meet Jen Simmons. 03:15 Safari has been killing it lately Safari Release Notes WebKit Features in Safari 17.0 WebKit Features in Safari 17.1 WebKit Features in Safari 17.2 10:25 Wes’ cOnSpirACy about Apple and APIs 18:18 Where is the best place to report bugs to Apple? Bugs.Webkit.org Jen on Mastodon Web Compat 20:35 What’s happening with CSS Color gamuts and models? 33:57 Is contrast color ever going to to land? 36:25 Where is the CSS Grid and Masonry proposal at? 44:20 Will we be able to target a specific row in a grid? 46:17 What are CSS switch controls? 48:44 How can web devs view their websites in Vision Pro devices? Apple Vision Pro Running your app in Simulator or on a device 54:26 In what ways are HTML / CSS / JavaScript running where we don’t realize it? 58:43 Sick Picks Sick Picks Jen: Walking. Shameless Plugs Jen: webkit.org X Feedback Assistant at Apple Sessions - WWDC23 - Apple Developer Webkit Standards Positions Safari Technology Preview Safari Technology Preview Release Notes What’s new in CSS at WWDC23 Rediscover Safari developer features at WWDC23 What’s new in Web Apps at WWDC23 Meet Safari for spatial computing at WWDC23 Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

Guests

Jen Simmons

Designer Evangelist

AppleMozilla