Tag: mozilla

TL;DR It's a long story; I learnt a lot.

I'm excited about Mozilla's consideration of implementing webkit prefixes and starting a conversation around this. I believe that switching prefixes should only happen if the vendor is willing to drop their existing prefix in favor of another for the sake of standardization. Developers often target specific prefixes based on the dominant browser for their target audience (like WebKit for mobile). While I appreciate Remy Sharp's take, I disagree with his proposed solutions. I think prefixes should be dropped only when committing to another, and that the "production ready browser" idea is unrealistic. We should focus on educating developers on tools for handling prefixes.

Web Intents is a new project designed to solve the problem of web application integration. Inspired by Android's intent system, it allows developers to build features without needing to integrate with every possible 3rd party service. Web Intents lets users choose their preferred service for actions like image editing or sharing. The project has been revised with a simplified API to make integration easier for developers, requiring minimal code. Service registration is done via a new tag, and client initiation is also streamlined. Check out the examples at http://examples.webintents.org/ and share your thoughts as we work with Mozilla to refine this game-changing approach to web development.