6 months ago Syntax Podcast

What’s Missing From the Web Platform?

Scott and Wes run through their wishlist for the web platform, digging into the UI primitives, DOM APIs, and browser features they wish existed (or didn’t suck). From better form controls and drag-and-drop to native reactivity, CSS ideas, and future-facing APIs, it’s a big-picture chat on what the web could be.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- Wes Tweet
00:39 Exploring What's Missing from the Web Platform
02:26 Enhancing DOM Primitives for Better User Experience
03:59 Multi-select + Combobox.
- Open-UI
04:49 Date Picker.
- Thibault Denis Tweet
07:18 Tabs.
08:01 Image + File Upload.
09:08 Toggles.
10:23 Native Drag and Drop that doesn’t suck.
12:03 Syntax wishlist.
12:06 Type Annotations.
15:07 Pipe Operator.
16:33 APIs We Wish to See on the Web
18:31 Brought to you by Sentry.io
19:51 Identity.
21:33 getElementByText()
24:09 Native Reactive DOM. Templating in JavaScript.
24:48 Sync Protocol.
25:52 Virtualization that doesn’t suck.
27:40 Put, Patch, and Delete on forms.
- Ollie Williams Tweet
- SnorklTV Tweet
28:55 Text metrics: get bounding box of individual characters.
29:42 Lower Level Connections.
29:50 Bluetooth API.
30:47 Sockets.
31:29 NFC + RFID.
34:34 Things we want in CSS.
34:40 Specify transition speed.
35:24 CSS Strict Mode.
36:25 Safari moving to Chromium.
36:37 The Need for Diverse Browser Engines
37:48 AI Access.
44:49 Other APIs
46:59 Qwen TTS
48:07 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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