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I am Paul Kinlan.

A Developer Advocate for Chrome and the Open Web at Google.

I love the web. The web should allow anyone to access any experience that they need without the need for native install or content walled garden.

Browser Compat Data - developer gold

Paul Kinlan

Web compatibility is a major developer concern. While projects like Compat 2021 aim to address these issues, data-driven analysis is crucial for understanding the web's evolving compatibility landscape. This post highlights Browser Compat Data (BCD), a valuable resource from Mozilla that offers detailed compatibility information for web APIs. BCD bridges the gap between raw Web Platform Tests data and user-friendly tools like caniuse.com. I've created a demo app, "The Web Of...", utilizing BCD to visualize API availability across different browsers at specific points in time. This data empowers developers to make informed decisions about API usage, assess compatibility across browser engines, and track the overall progress of web compatibility. The availability of such data opens up possibilities for new metrics like a "CompatIndex" to quantify web compatibility. Contributions to the BCD project are encouraged to further enhance this valuable resource.

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