JavaScript top-level await is no longer considered 'baseline' due to a pretty big Safari bug
JavaScript operator: await: Use at module top level | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc
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 The module graph fails in cases where two modules import a third at the same time. Demo:
WebKit top level await bug
 It's best to avoid the feature for now πŸ˜”
πŸ“ Importing vs fetching JSON JSON imports are now supported cross-browser, but when would you use them rather than fetch()?
Importing vs fetching JSON
They behave differently, so make sure you pick the right one.
I dug into progressive image rendering and found a bunch of common assumptions aren't quite true. ➑️ JPEG & WebP progressive-renders worse in Safari ➑️ AVIF _does_ support progressive ➑️ But JPEG XL in Safari doesn't ➑️ JPEG XL decodes much slower than AVIF ⬇️ …and more
The present and potential future of progressive image rendering
Exploring progressive image rendering across JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, and JPEG XL.
A bunch of Firefox leadership will be doing a Reddit AMA, October 6th, at 10:30 PT. If you have questions you want to ask them directly, pop the date in your calendar https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1ntui9x/upcoming_ama_with_firefox_leadership/
SVGOMG has been updated to use SVGO 4! (thanks Adrien Crivelli!) This is the URL for SVGOMG. Unfortunately someone maintains a fork with ads, so, err, don't use that πŸ˜€
SVGOMG - SVGO's Missing GUI for minifying SVGs
Hey folks! Are you interested in fetch upload streams? If so, what do you want to use them for? image
πŸ“ Making XML human-readable without XSLT. Turns out, JavaScript works pretty well!
Making XML human-readable without XSLT
JavaScript is right there.
Yay! It's the first Firefox release since I've joined the team, so let's take a look at some of the new developer-facing features in Firefox 142… 🧡
View Transitions are enabled by default in Firefox Nightly, so they're on their way to stable. Give it a test with your current transitions, and give me a shout if anything doesn't look right. I'm happy to report the most important transition works perfectly
Demo
Starting my new role on Monday. Could be anywhere. image