SpiderMonkeyOct 20
FirefoxDevTools

As an experiment, we (the Firefox team) wanted to try a new way to get feedback on which Interop proposals matter most.

So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.

https://interop-rank.jakearchibald.com/

Interop Feature Ranking

Rank the web platform features you care most about

Oct 9 at 5:01pmWeb
Show threadFirefoxDevToolsOct 9

There are… a lot of proposals, but you don't need to rank them all. Skim through the list, and find the few you really care about.

This is an experiment, so we're also interested in feedback on the app itself, and things we can improve for next year.

Show threadMyke-moved-to-a-new-instance. Link in Bio.Oct 9
@FirefoxDevTools is it not usable on mobile, or is signing into GitHub mandatory? May skew your results by forcing that....
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 9
@mWare @FirefoxDevTools GitHub login is required. Given other feedback systems are commenting on GitHub issues, it felt reasonable.
Show threadMyke-moved-to-a-new-instance. Link in Bio.Oct 10
@jaffathecake @FirefoxDevTools It is reasonable, and then when I saw the list I realized it was far lower down the stack than I was prepared to give any feedback for ;)
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 10
@mWare @FirefoxDevTools haha that's ok
Show threadBrad DoughertyOct 9
@FirefoxDevTools the thing you can improve upon is transparency. I will not be participating until the discussions about which proposals are decided on are public record.
Show threadPinkOct 10
@FirefoxDevTools Is the initial list in random order? Because the amount of options will cause people to lose interest in scrolling through the entire list, so the entries on top will automatically get more priority based on positioning alone.
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 10
@can @FirefoxDevTools yep, it's random, although stable between reloads https://github.com/jakearchibald/interop-stack-rank/blob/main/app/Ranker/useRankingSignals.ts#L58
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Show threadPinkOct 10
@jaffathecake @FirefoxDevTools
Show threadArneBabOct 9
@FirefoxDevTools Thank you! Quite a few interesting points in there.
Show threadlonjilOct 9
@FirefoxDevTools Does it save my ranking on the fly or is there a submit button I'm missing somewhere?
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 9
@lonjil @FirefoxDevTools it autosaves
Show threadMartin GrubingerOct 9
@FirefoxDevTools so many good things in there, hard to limit to just a few 😀
I'd be interested to see the shortlist once the voting is over
Show threadrugkOct 9
@FirefoxDevTools it's a bit confusing there is no save button (I did not expect this to auto-save as it does apparently); but cool otherwise!
Show threadChrisOct 9

@FirefoxDevTools “Ranking ~10 items will give us great data to work with.”

20 items later… So many nice things we might get to have!

Show threadPixel DunnOct 10
@swithinbank too, for now i have 31 ranked…
Show threadJeffrey YasskinOct 9
@FirefoxDevTools Apologies for filling it out as a Chromie; you can probably filter by the @ google in my GH profile.
I did notice that drag-reordering large distances is ~flaky, probably because it only captures the change if I land between two elements.
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 10
@jyasskin @FirefoxDevTools that's fair, I can improve the logic here
Show threadTobi 🏳️‍🌈Oct 9
@FirefoxDevTools Very cool initiative!
Show threadrpgwaiterOct 10
@FirefoxDevTools number 1 on my list is webusb support which isn't in this list for some reason. Please add this at some point, its the only reason I keep a chromium install around
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@rpgwaiter @FirefoxDevTools fwiw I posted about the submission process whilst it was open. Although since Firefox & Safari fundamentally object to web USB, it'd be unlikely to make it as part of the process
Show threadHeribert SchützOct 10

@FirefoxDevTools
Nice and cool approach!

One suggestion: Could you add a "minus" button to the selected items so that I can unselect them?

I have actually selected a few items tentatively and expected to be able to remove them from the list again if they turn out to be less interesting after a closer inspection. (And due to the autosave behavior I cannot even start over with an empty list.)

Show threadHeribert SchützOct 10
@FirefoxDevTools
I just figured out that the downward arrow on the last selected item already deselects that item. (Edit: And DnD works as well.) So the functionality is already there but somewhat hidden...
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@hcschuetz @FirefoxDevTools thanks for the feedback on this. I didn't want to add a remove button because it's hard to undo. But I guess I could add a confirmation dialog, or actual undo/redo functionality
Show threadzaire arcanaOct 10

@FirefoxDevTools

github

sib what

oh right this is mozilla, shouldn’t have expected better of you

Show threadSturmflutOct 10
@soop @FirefoxDevTools Yeah, tying this to GitHub for no good reason came out of nowhere
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@Sturmflut @soop @FirefoxDevTools not really. Almost all web standards discussion & contribution already happens on GitHub, so choosing that as the login system didn't feel like it's was introducing any kind of new barrier to entry.
Show threadSturmflutOct 12
@jaffathecake @soop @FirefoxDevTools I was under the assumption this is also aimed at people who are not already actively participating in these discussions.
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@Sturmflut @soop @FirefoxDevTools the more, the merrier, of course. I had a very short amount of time to build this, so using GitHub for login was definitely a shortcut. What login system would you be happier with?
Show threadOblomovOct 10
@FirefoxDevTools thank you very much for this. I'm assuming the list is built from the open issues list on the interop GH repo, so if there's additional features that anyone would want, they should first be submitted there?
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@oblomov @FirefoxDevTools unfortunately the submissions part of the process closed a couple of weeks ago
Show threadOblomovOct 12
@jaffathecake @FirefoxDevTools why is it being shared here now then? That post is from 2 days ago.
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@oblomov @FirefoxDevTools because the next part of the process is that the group decides which of the proposals to "champion". I built this app because I wanted developers to be better represented in this part of the process.
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@oblomov @FirefoxDevTools https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop/tree/main/2026 more details on the timeline and process
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Show threadOblomovOct 12
@jaffathecake @FirefoxDevTools oh, I get it better now. There's a process before that is, shall we say, a “call for interest”, and then this part is the choice of priority! Sorry, I was getting a bit confused.
Show threadJake ArchibaldOct 12
@oblomov @FirefoxDevTools exactly that! Heh yeah it's not the simplest process. I'm still getting my head around it
Show threadniu techOct 11
@FirefoxDevTools @jaffathecake There is already voting at https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc and JPEG XL has been the no. 1 for many years, yet still is not included in any #interop due to unknown reasons. :(
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Show threadsounddrill ​Oct 11
@FirefoxDevTools I don't see some things like webUSB which have been discussed for a loooong time
Show threadkinghatOct 11
@FirefoxDevTools Made my selections but I didn't see desktop pwa support. That would be number 1 for me.
Show threadBart LouwersOct 20
@FirefoxDevTools Done. Great idea.