Product highlights for the Gecko Web Platform over the past few weeks. JavaScript [Mike Conca] * The latest SpiderMonkey newsletter [1] has all of the latest info (and lots of it) * SharedArrayBuffers are back [2] for web developers to use WebAssembly [Mike Conca] * Reference types and bulk memory both approved to ride trains to Fx79 release * The return of SharedArrayBuffers allow WASM threads again Networking [Mike Conca] * Taking time for bugs and performance testing of HTTP/3 (QUIC) before enabling in Nightly * rel=preload [3] getting ready for a staged rollout in Fx80 * Targeting Fx80 to land AsyncOpen off the main thread [4] * SameSite=lax default is rolling out to Beta 79 (max 50% of pop) Layout [Martin Balfanz] * Good print telemetry coming in to help guide an improved experience * Investigating what’s required to print google docs client-side * Coordinating with Graphics team on Fission dependencies Graphics [Martin Balfanz] * DesktopZooming release will be delayed, possibly to 81 or later. PI found blocking issues. Media [Adam Stevenson] * setSinkId being enabled for all platforms this cycle, assuming we don’t hit any issues * Working to complete Windows platform hardware encoding support * Picture-in-picture awareness campaign continues DOM [Adam Stevenson] * Prioritizing high webcompat bugs Workers and Storage [Adam Stevenson] * Working to score and prioritize roadmap for H2 Accessibility [asa] * Published new blog post [5] around broadening the impact of accessibility * Updating A11Y Roadmap for H2 and maybe some of H1 2021
[1] https://mozilla-spidermonkey.github.io/blog/2020/07/03/newsletter-5.html [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1619649 [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1583604 [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1528285 [5] https://blog.mozilla.org/accessibility/broadening-our-impact/ Mike Conca Group Product Manager, Firefox Web Technologies _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
