A reminder that if Mozilla can build Firefox's entire UI in Web Components, and if Chromium browsers can power a huge fraction of the UI with them, they're good enough for your website.
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A reminder that if Mozilla can build Firefox's entire UI in Web Components, and if Chromium browsers can power a huge fraction of the UI with them, they're good enough for your website.
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@slightlyoff I cannot even create a custom <RectWithLabel> svg component, since svg namespace does not allow it.
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@slightlyoff not entire ui, there’s some react in there too, for example the devtools if i remember correctly
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@slightlyoff What if my website targets Netscape Navigator 2?
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@botahamec I guess stick with React? It won't work, but just like React's IE 9-11 "support", nobody's actually testing on it, so you won't get bug reports. And it will at least feel like you tried! I am told that's a fine substitute for resilient progressive enhancement.
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@actualwitch Everyone makes mistakes. We're deep into cleaning up ours right now:
From React to HTML-First: Microsoft Edge Debuts 'WebUI 2.0'
Gmail changed the web platform in 2004 — are we about to see a similar shift thanks to Microsoft Edge? And this time, with less JavaScript.
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