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Igalia Chats

Igalia
Web Standards
Google
CSS
Javascript
Igalia
Accessibility
Webassembly
W3C
User Experience
Microsoft
Open Source
Webkit
Openjs Foundation
Gstreamer
Mozilla
Antitrust Act
Web Development
Web Standardization
Web Performance
Ableism

Igalia’s Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer chat about the Web, open standards, open source, healthy software ecosystems, the latest in browser features, and more.

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Latest Episodes

Igalias Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer chat with W3C interim CEO Dominique Hazael-Massieux about Web Standards, the W3C, the Web Engines Hackfest and the larger web ecosystem Mentioned Links

* Is this the Web?

* Three Standards Bodies Walk In to... more

Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer chat with Dan Appelquist of Samsung and the W3C AB about how we define the web, and why it matters. Mentioned Links

* Dans Blog Post

* The XSLT Episode

* Ethical Web Principles

* W3C RECs

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Brian Kardell, Eric Meyer and Ujjwal Sharma discuss ECMA, W3C, and WHATWG — how they work, how they differ, and how they change over time. Standards, politics, budgets, and browser reality, all in one quick episode. Mentioned Links

* W3C

* WHW... more

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Igalias Brian Kardell and Microsofts Patrick Brosset continue our History of the Web series with a panel discussion at BlinkOn 21 with people who witnessed the transition from IE to the modern Chromium-based Edge era Mentioned Links

* video versi... more

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Recent Guests

Dan Appelquist
Samsung Open Source Group, W3C Advisory Board co-chair
Samsung Open Source Group / W3C
Episode: Is This the Web?
Michael Champion
Former Edge team member and long-time web standards participant
Microsoft (Edge team)
Episode: History of the Web: Microsofties (at BlinkOn 21)
Greg Wilworth
Senior Director of Product, App Foundations at Salesforce
Salesforce
Episode: History of the Web: Microsofties (at BlinkOn 21)
Aid Bateman
Former browser team member with IE7-IE8 experience
Microsoft
Episode: History of the Web: Microsofties (at BlinkOn 21)
Daniel Roe
Full-time open source developer; leads Nuxt; involved with Nitro and NPMX
Nuxt
Episode: npmx : The People‑Powered Package Index
Matias (Patak)
Member of B team, Elk; helped build Elk and VIT/VITest; involved in NPMX
B team / Elk / VIT ecosystem
Episode: npmx : The People‑Powered Package Index
Dietrich Ayala
Open source and browser expert, consultant
webtransitions.org
Episode: Servo & the BCD features Pokédex
Jason Williams
Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Episode: The Clock Thickens: Temporal Advances to Stage 4
Bart Veneman
Developer focused on analyzing CSS
Project Wallace
Episode: Real World CSS: Always Interesting, Occasionally Hilarious

Hosts

Brian Kardell
Host of Igalia Chats; Developer Advocate at Igalia; focuses on web standards, browser engines, and collaboration.
Eric Meyer
Co-host with deep expertise in web standards, accessibility, and design principles.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 23 ratings
  • Really interesting

    Thanks for this interesting podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Enricoq
    Italya year ago

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#51
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Apple Podcasts
#165
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Is This the Web?
Q: How should we think about the Web in contexts like NHS apps, mini apps, and embedded systems when regulation and platform boundaries blur?
The guests discuss the need for shared standards and a boundary framework (e.g., Web User Agent concepts, Web Platform scope) to guide what belongs in W3C work, while acknowledging real-world constraints and regulatory considerations.
The Clock Thickens: Temporal Advances to Stage 4
Q: What challenges did the TC39 process introduce for Temporal, and how were they addressed?
The project required extensive collaboration across multiple companies, careful design choices to manage browser impact, and long discussion cycles to converge on a robust API design, with periodic pruning to avoid unnecessary surface area while maintaining future-proofing.
The Clock Thickens: Temporal Advances to Stage 4
Q: Why was the decision made to require explicit deserialization back to original types instead of automatic parsing?
To avoid silent type bugs and ensure that the developer who serialized data is responsible for reviving it to the correct type, preventing undefined behavior and preserving data integrity across client-server boundaries.
The Clock Thickens: Temporal Advances to Stage 4
Q: So what does stage four actually mean for developers who want to start using Temporal today?
Stage four indicates the proposal is ready for web-wide adoption in the standard with two major browsers already supporting it; developers can start experimenting in compatible environments and should plan for transitional periods until widespread baseline browser support is achieved.
Real World CSS: Always Interesting, Occasionally Hilarious
Q: Where can people find you online and support what you do?
Bart points listeners to Veneman.dev on BlueSky and projectwallace.com, inviting them to visit and engage with his work, including following and supporting the Project Wallace project.

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Across episodes, the show frequently hosts Igalia engineers and prominent web standards experts to discuss the evolution of the web platform, browser engines, open source governance, and practical tooling for developers. Conversations often center on web standards, accessibility, CSS tooling, and the interplay between open ecosystems and large tech organizations. Notable strengths include deep dives into browser internals, governance models for open source projects, and historical perspectives on the web's evolution, helping listeners assess both technical tradeoffs and community-driven approaches to standards and tooling.

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