Thomas Steiner :chrome: / is on Nostr

Developer Relations Engineer at Google, focused on WebAssembly and Project Fugu 🐡. Dad-of-3. Alum of Université de Lyon (Postdoc), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (PhD), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (MA).

Blog: https://blog.tomayac.com
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2024-09-16 20:27:25

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Probably you're referring to @npub133e…rqrd's https://scottjehl.com/sandbox/htmlimportfun/html-import-slot.html?!

2024-09-16 06:10:44

A proposal for a new HTTP QUERY Method: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-05.html. "The QUERY method provides a solution that spans the gap between the use of GET and POST. As with POST, the input to the query operation is passed along within the content of the request rather than as part of the request URI. Unlike POST, however, the method is explicitly safe and idempotent, allowing functions like caching and automatic retries to operate."

2024-09-06 12:56:56

Wow, that's super cool! DOM-aware physics. Screenshot the page, trace the elements to an SVG path, and then use this information with a physics engine: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831783365483360539.html. Here's a live demo: https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/dom-aware-physics-3jqdsv. 🎊

2024-08-30 08:15:06

The WebKit team at Apple are growing their DevRel presence: https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200565512/web-technologies-evangelist-safari-webkit. Signal-boosting this job ad because that's good news for the Web! (According to @npub130l…n5e6, it's only for people willing to live in the Bay Area.)

2024-08-30 07:33:57

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Not so in Germany 🙃: https://www.opel.de/fahrzeuge/frontera/frontera/uebersicht.html.
https://assets.toot.cafe/media_attachments/files/113/049/801/393/628/950/original/4b00f585e1b71c36.png

2024-08-27 16:25:58

I'm always amazed by the various improvements the Chrome engineering teams are busy with. One that's recently landed is around storage optimization for IndexedDB 🛢️, which, who knew, internally stores its data in LevelDB: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/chromium/indexeddb-storage-improvements.

2024-08-24 20:11:35

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Yes, I saw this. It's pretty incredible indeed. 👏

2024-08-13 13:44:40

Looks like the Firefox team is considering taking a fresh look at (Progressive) Web Apps: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/how-can-firefox-create-the-best-support-for-web-apps-on-the/m-p/60561#M21220 👀 #PWA

2024-08-03 08:36:08

Nice job 👏: we now have script integrity support for ES modules in Chrome and WebKit: https://shopify.engineering/shipping-support-for-module-script-integrity-in-chrome-safari. You tell the browser about the script integrity in an import map and can then rely on the integrity check to happen even for dynamic `import()`.
```html
<script type="importmap">
{
"imports": {
"square": "./module/shapes/square.js"
},
"integrity": {
"./module/shapes/square.js": "sha384-oqVuAfXRKap7fdgcCY5uykM6+R9GqQ8K/uxy9rx7HNQlGYl1kPzQho1wx4JwY8wC"
}
}
</script>
```

2024-08-01 08:21:20

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Gotta love the conclusion they draw from this: "embrace JavaScript". Well… 🤷‍♂️

2024-06-18 17:51:29

If you've ever submitted an extension to the Chrome Web Store and were wondering what was going on, watch this video! Behind the Chrome Web Store: Asking Trust & Safety your questions: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/behind-chrome-webstore-interview. 🧩

2024-04-10 07:16:32

WebGPU now works in extension service workers, which means you can now build Chrome extensions that make use of the GPU like this WebLLM example: https://github.com/mlc-ai/web-llm/tree/main/examples/chrome-extension-webgpu-service-worker.
(via What's New in WebGPU https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-webgpu-124)