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

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