The F-Word

By Bruce Lawson, Vadim Makeev

Frontend podcast by Bruce Lawson and Vadim Makeev about the magical and glamorous world of web standards, browsers and everything in between.... more

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How many episodes does The F-Word have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

The F-Word episodes:

September 08, 2023State of Web accessibility, ARIA in HTML, and missing UI patterns
01:21 Leonie and TetraLogical
06:28 State of accessibility
13:34 Screen readers
19:38 AI-generated alts
27:33 Specs interoperability
38:22 Missing UI patterns
49:21 State of ARIA specs
Hosts
Léonie Watson
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Leonie and TetraLogical
Léonie’s blog
Léonie on Mastodon
Léonie on LinkedIn
TetraLogical
State of accessibility
ARIA Authoring Practices Guide
Screen readers
JAWS
NVDA
VoiceOver
AI-generated alts
Thoughts on screen readers and image recognition
Specs interoperability
HTML: The search element
Missing UI patterns
Open UI
State of ARIA specs
ARIA in HTML
...more
1h 1min
August 07, 2023View Transitions API, snarling cats, a new era at Shopify, and cake jokes
01:32 Cats and View Transitions
10:28 Design and inspiration
21:43 Browser support
32:27 Use cases and future proofing
41:22 Shopify and cake jokes
Hosts
Jake Archibald
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Jake on socials
Jake on Mastodon
Jake on Twitter
Jake’s blog
Cats and View Transitions
Missing cat thread on Twitter
Smooth and simple transitions with the View Transitions API
Design and inspiration
Google I/O: Bringing page transitions to the web
View Transitions API at WICG
Browser support
Can I use: View Transitions API
Delightful UI Animations With Shared Element Transitions API
Use cases and future proofing
Adding a simple View Transition to an MPA
Shopify and cake jokes
Madeira cake recipe
...more
53min
July 04, 2023What the W3C TAG is, how standards are made, and why gray is darker than darkgray
01:44 Lea’s hats in 19.3 seconds
11:16 What is the W3C TAG
24:05 CSSWG, TC39, and others
33:36 WHATWG, W3C, and WebDX
46:19 Family, SVG, and named colors
Hosts
Lea Verou
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Lea’s hats in 19.3 seconds
Lea on Mastodon
Lea on Twitter
Lea’s blog
What is the W3C TAG
W3C TAG
CSSWG, TC39, and others
CSSWG
TC39
WHATWG, W3C, and WebDX
WHATWG
WebDX Community Group
Family, SVG, and named colors
Chris Lilley
Color.js
...more
57min
May 08, 2023The Fugu project: priorities, Mozilla and Apple, support realms, Web vs native, and future plans
00:01:19 Thomas and the Fugu project
00:10:48 Partners and priorities
00:17:13 Mozilla’s and Apple’s positions
00:36:38 Support realms
00:50:59 Web vs native competition
01:02:46 Fugu’s future plans
Hosts
Thomas Steiner
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Thomas and the Fugu project
Thomas on Mastodon
Thomas on Twitter
Thomas’ blog
Fugu landing page
Partners and priorities
Fugu API Showcase
Blink Shipping Process
Fugu Shipping Process
Mozilla’s and Apple’s positions
Mozilla Standards Positions
WebKit Standards Positions
IE legacy APIs
Support realms
Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS
BopPad by Keith McMillen
Web vs native competition
Capacitor
SVGcode
Fugu’s future plans
Fugu API Tracker
Isolated Web Apps Explainer
...more
1h 11min
April 04, 2023Origins of Apple browser ban and hope for changes
01:52 Origins or Apple browser ban
11:04 The reasons behind the ban
24:04 Browser engines preparations
31:38 Possibility of malicious compliance
Hosts
Alex Russell
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Links
Alex Russell on Mastodon
Alex Russell on Twitter
Checking out and building Chromium for iOS
Safari 16.4 Is An Admission
Browser Choice Must Matter
Rectums in Apple Healthkit
...more
42min
March 27, 2023Is JavaScript a hazardous material to the user experience?
00:00 Intro
01:16 Alex at Microsoft
13:39 Dojo history lesson
20:16 The case against React
36:24 Why companies choose React
Hosts
Alex Russell
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Links
Alex Russell on Mastodon
Alex Russell on Twitter
What Does My Site Cost?
The Market for Lemons
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2023
A Management Maturity Model for Performance
...more
54min
October 07, 2021Does the iOS browser ban harm or help the web?
00:44 Browser choice on iOS
15:50 Why should we care?
24:51 What Apple’s doing?
33:06 Developers are disappointed
38:56 Next steps and possible future
Hosts
Stuart Langridge
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Links
Talking to the Competition and Markets Authority about Apple
Browser choice on Apple’s iOS: privacy and security aspects
Set Safari free!
Briefing to the UK CMA on Apple’s iOS browser monopoly and PWA
iOS Engine Choice In Depth by Alex Russel
...more
51min
June 25, 2021Theme-color and extensions in Safari 15, testing a11y in React Native, :has pseudo class
01:12 Theme-color and extensions in Safari 15
14:24 Testing a11y in React Native app
24:40 You can :has pseudo class
Hosts
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Theme-color and extensions in Safari 15
Safari 15 Beta Release Notes
WebKit Features in Safari at WWDC21
Design for Safari 15
Meet Safari Web Extensions on iOS
The web developer’s toolkit
Testing a11y in React Native app
Facebook roadmap to improve a11y
Random Expo.io tips
React Native to web
You can :has pseudo class
Can I :has()
Meet :has, A Native CSS Parent Selector
...more
34min
May 05, 2021Susy and Sass, CSS Layers and CSS compatibility, Container Queries and CSSWG
02:04 Susy and Sass
15:38 CSS Layers
22:46 CSS compatibility
33:44 Container Queries
Hosts
Miriam Suzanne
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Susy and Sass
Susy
Sass Modules
Miriam’s website
CSS Layers
The famous tweet with 3 specs
CSS Cascade Layers
CSS compatibility
Eric Meyer on The F-Word
Container Queries
Container Queries explainer
Container Queries: a Quick Start Guide
Polyfill for Container Queries
CSS Scoping
...more
46min
March 15, 2021Igalia, what’s coming, CSS Nesting and Cascading Layers
00:40 Eric in Igalia
07:50 What’s coming
22:54 CSS Nesting
34:34 Cascading Layers
Hosts
Eric Meyer
Bruce Lawson
Vadim Makeev
Eric in Igalia
First Day at Igalia
Week One
Igalia
What’s coming
Focus-visible in WebKit
CSS Working Group Drafts
CSS Nesting
CSS Nesting Module (2020)
CSS Nesting Module (2015)
Chromium issue
Cascading Layers
CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 5
...more
44min

FAQs about The F-Word:

How many episodes does The F-Word have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.