Changing web standards - HTTP 203

Опубликовано 16 апреля 2019, 16:21

Something a bit different for HTTP 203: Jake & Surma make a change to a web standard. Includes how to read specs, and how to write web platform tests.

01:37 There's a problem with IndexedDB.
07:07 How do we start adding a feature to the web?
08:24 How to find the right spec.
10:15 The structure of a web spec.
13:26 Proposing a new feature.
16:29 THE WORK BEGINS.
16:55 Test-driven standards development.
37:54 Changing the spec.
55:07 Revisiting the tests.
58:15 Opening PRs.

Links:
Jake's IDB library npmjs.com/package/idb
The IndexedDB spec w3c.github.io/IndexedDB
The spec issue github.com/w3c/IndexedDB/issue...
Web Platform Tests github.com/web-platform-tests/...
The IDB tests (which were expanded a little after recording) github.com/web-platform-tests/...
The spec change PR github.com/w3c/IndexedDB/pull/...