WebCompat Summit (2015)
What is this?
We will have three session throughout the day, organized by topic. Talks or roundtable sessions, depending on attendee interest or proposals.
Standards & Web Compatibility Session
Discussion related to web standards efforts and how they relate to web compatibility. E.g., specifying legacy features and coordination.
Testing, Tooling & Web Compatibility Session
Discussion related to automated testing, measuring or crawling the web to understand the impact of removing support for certain web platform features, etc.
Outreach & Web Compatibility Session
Discussion related to doing "evangelism" or outreach work as it relates to web compatibility.
When and Where
Date
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.
Start time: TBD
End time: TBD
Location
Mozilla Headquarters 331 E. Evelyn Ave. Mountain View, CA 94041
- Phone Number: +1 650 903 0800
- Access Details: Please check in at reception on the first floor.
- Map: https://goo.gl/maps/dy6SE
We have the Commons (110), Polaris (109) and Capella (108) rooms reserved.
Tentative Agenda
Location: MTV Commons
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:30am | Registration and Coffee |
| 10:00am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 10:15am-11:45 | Standards & Web Compatibility Session |
| 11:45am-1:30 | Lunch (catered in?) |
| 1:30pm-3:00 | Testing, Tooling & Web Compatibility Session |
| 3:00pm-3:15 | Coffee & Snack Break |
| 3:15pm-4:45 | Outreach & Web Compatibility Session |
| 4:45pm-5:00 | Closing Remarks |
Location: Polaris or Capella
9:30 - 5:00pm Hack/work room available
Location: Polaris or Capella
9:30 - 5:00pm Unconference/breakout room available
Web Compatibility Issues
Outreach
- Sharing contact information without breaching the privacy of the contact.
- Contact information will not necessary be valid for a long time. What about continuity? Proxy email addresses?
Web Standards and Regression
- When a Web browser delivers a new feature which is breaking the Web
- When a Web browser removes a feature which is breaking the Web
User agent sniffing
- Legacy detection scripts on the client side
- Multiple JS all doing a kind of detection
- Databases with old information about user agents.