Hello.

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.

Developer Clarity

Paul Kinlan

The pace of change in web development, particularly with APIs and browser updates, is overwhelming. The constant deprecation and breaking changes cause friction and highlight a lack of empathy for developers struggling to keep up. While frequent updates are important, the current model, exemplified by Chrome, feels too aggressive. This blog post will explore this tension, examining whether we've pushed developers too far, and discuss strategies for a more sustainable pace of change. It will also touch on platform-specific resources like web.dev and the challenge of balancing innovation with support for the broader developer community.

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