Jen SimmonsJun 14, 2023

Dear web developers & designers,

Now that you know what’s coming in Safari 17 — as well as what shipped in Safari 16.2-16.5 — what do you need in WebKit next?

Which web technology that’s already been standardized is highest priority? What brand new idea do you need invented?

Show threadBen DelarreJun 14, 2023

@jensimmons Web Codecs - sorely needed for performant video apps.

WebGPU - going to be a game changer next year.

Show threadJen Simmons

@bendelarre We shipped support for video Web Codecs in Safari 16.4.

https://webkit.org/blog/13966/webkit-features-in-safari-16-4/#images-video-and-audio

WebKit Features in Safari 16.4

Today, we’re thrilled to tell you about the many additions to WebKit that are included in Safari 16.4.

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Show threadBen DelarreJun 15, 2023

@jensimmons Totally passed me by. But that's great news Jen! I'm sure our video teams are all over it already.

I can't wait for OffscrrenCanvas WebGL to land this fall, then it's full steam ahead to WebGPU I hope?

Show threadJeroen ZwartepoorteJun 16, 2023
@bendelarre @jensimmons if you look at the PRs in the WebKit repo on GitHub, then you can see it’s indeed full steam ahead on WebGPU!