Did you see that WebKit has a post up by Jen Simmons talking about the future of masonry layouts? The CSS WG is asking for input on this as there is some disagreement on the best approach. Read the full article below for context. What do you think?🤔webkit.org/blog/15269/hel…

Safari 17.5 is out today! With • text-wrap: balance • light-dark() • @​starting-style • @​import <url> supports(<feature>); • AV1 for WebCodecs • WebGL EXT_conservative_depth and NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation And more! webkit.org/blog/15383/web…

20 year follow-up on Long-SARS. None - NONE got their old life back.

The one where I tell you all about what’s new in CSS: masonry layout margin-trim everything you need to know about P3 color relative color syntax gradient color spaces color-mix() :user-valid line height units font-size adjust text-box-trim counter styles youtube.com/watch?v=uadAfE…

San Francisco, CA is about to hit the highest wastewater level of the entire pandemic at their bigger wastewater site. This is a major red flag and something we need to keep an eye on. If I was the CDC I would be doing extra variant sequencing there ASAP.

Everyone coming into town for WWDC should be aware that the COVID risk in the area is extremely high right now. You’re not going to see me in any poorly-ventilated areas without a very high-quality mask.

Cool post on the WebKit blog about automated testing of accessible role and labels becoming part of the cross-browser web platform tests suite. As always, shared end-to-end test suites improve browsers and specs! I'm so glad they're now possible for a11y. webkit.org/blog/15400/imp…

Today I’m staffing the Safari and WebKit lab at #WWDC24. See you there!

Which web technology is coming in Safari 18? • Web XR • View Transitions • Style Queries • Animating display • Web app improvements on Mac • Spatial photos and panoramas on visionOS • Safari Viewer • Passkey improvements • 174 bug fixes And more! webkit.org/blog/15443/new…

There’s tons of new features in Safari 18 including extension support for web apps on macOS.

Lots of people in my mentions asking about Web GPU. It’s available right now in Safari Technology Preview. It shipped in version 190, in March. Please test it, and let us know if you see issues at bugs.webkit.org.

I could not agree with this more. “Flexbox is 1D, Grid is 2D” hurts web developers’ understanding of how to write layout CSS.

I can’t believe it’s been over 4 years since I joined Apple. Now we are expanding my team, and hiring another person to do the same job I have. It’s an incredible team. I love getting to have big impact. And at a company that believes in privacy. jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/…

I wrote some advice on LinkedIn about applying for the open position as a Web Developer Advocate on the Safari/WebKit team. linkedin.com/posts/jensimmo…

I wrote up some advice for you if you are interested in applying for the web developer advocate role open on my team. It’s on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/jensimmo… What role am I talking about? This one: jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/… We are hiring another person to do what I do!

Safari 18.0 is here. Have you seen what’s new for web development? Lots of new CSS, HTML, JS, Web API, media… Plus new Safari features like Distraction Control, Viewer, and a way to use Safari’s web developer tools with iPhone Mirroring. webkit.org/blog/15865/web…

✍️ New Article: Should masonry be part of CSS grid? I explored whether masonry should be integrated into CSS Grid or introduced as its own display type, with examples comparing both approaches. ishadeed.com/article/css-gr…

This article about Masonry in CSS by Ahmad Shadeed is fantastic. He created several examples, going through the code needed to create layout variations at breakpoints while still supporting older browsers. What would it be like to use each in the real world? ishadeed.com/article/css-gr…