975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform?

The podcast explores missing elements from the web platform, covering desired primitives, syntax additions to JavaScript, and new APIs. Wes and Scott discuss the need for better DOM primitives like date pickers, customizable file uploads, and toggles, emphasizing the importance of styleability and accessibility. They also debate the inclusion of TypeScript in JavaScript and the potential benefits of a pipe operator. The discussion extends to APIs, highlighting the need for standardized cookie banner APIs and native reactive templates. They touch on lower-level connections like Bluetooth, NFC, and the potential for AI access as a native API, envisioning local AI models for tasks like natural language date picking and postal code validation.

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Part 1: UI Primitives and DOM Enhancements

Part 2: JavaScript Syntax and API Wishlist

Part 3: CSS Evolution and Browser Engines

Part 4: AI Integration and Future Outlook

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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Part 1: UI Primitives and DOM Enhancements

The Web Platform's Missing Pieces: Primitives, Syntax, APIs, and More

Enhancing DOM Primitives: Customizable Select, Date Pickers, Tabs, and File Uploads

Part 2: JavaScript Syntax and API Wishlist

TypeScript Integration and the Pipe Operator: Syntax Wishlist for JavaScript

API Wishlist: Cookie Banners, Identity Management, and Element Selection by Text

Native Reactive Templates, Sync Protocols, and the State of Browser Databases

Part 3: CSS Evolution and Browser Engines

CSS Strict Mode, Transition Animations, and the Browser Engine Debate

Part 4: AI Integration and Future Outlook

AI Access APIs: Balancing Privacy, Performance, and User Experience

Web Speech API, Text-to-Speech, and Sick Picks: Monarch Budgeting and Headlamps

975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform?

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Part 1: UI Primitives and DOM Enhancements

00:00The Web Platform's Missing Pieces: Primitives, Syntax, APIs, and More

The Web Platform's Missing Pieces: Primitives, Syntax, APIs, and More

02:26Enhancing DOM Primitives: Customizable Select, Date Pickers, Tabs, and File Uploads

Enhancing DOM Primitives: Customizable Select, Date Pickers, Tabs, and File Uploads

Part 2: JavaScript Syntax and API Wishlist

12:03TypeScript Integration and the Pipe Operator: Syntax Wishlist for JavaScript

TypeScript Integration and the Pipe Operator: Syntax Wishlist for JavaScript

16:34API Wishlist: Cookie Banners, Identity Management, and Element Selection by Text

API Wishlist: Cookie Banners, Identity Management, and Element Selection by Text

23:31Native Reactive Templates, Sync Protocols, and the State of Browser Databases

Native Reactive Templates, Sync Protocols, and the State of Browser Databases

Part 3: CSS Evolution and Browser Engines

34:33CSS Strict Mode, Transition Animations, and the Browser Engine Debate

CSS Strict Mode, Transition Animations, and the Browser Engine Debate

Part 4: AI Integration and Future Outlook

37:00AI Access APIs: Balancing Privacy, Performance, and User Experience

AI Access APIs: Balancing Privacy, Performance, and User Experience

44:49Web Speech API, Text-to-Speech, and Sick Picks: Monarch Budgeting and Headlamps

Web Speech API, Text-to-Speech, and Sick Picks: Monarch Budgeting and Headlamps