#web-platform
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3 articlesWeb platform
Baseline as a bundle audit, and what usually falls out
Writing for Smashing Magazine, Jad Joubran reframes Baseline as an audit rubric for dependencies. Cross-check your package.json against Newly and Widely available features, and a stack of familiar shims stops earning its bytes.
Aug 7, 2026 · Yuki TanakaWeb platformLea Verou argues polyfills are a net positive for the web platform
In a new post responding to a WHATWG discussion, Lea Verou pushes back on the framing that polyfilling is harmful, and defends it as the mechanism that lets browsers ship first.
Jul 15, 2026 · Dex HalloranWeb platformYour site does not need to function the same on every platform
Bramus argues authors have swapped one cross-browser obsession for a new one — that sites must behave identically across mouse, touch, keyboard and Vision Pro. The piece reframes input-specific affordances as progressive enhancement on the input axis.
Jun 25, 2026 · Dex Halloran