12 November 2025 | Isolated Web Apps - Current state and future direction | Calendar
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Why does this new W3C specification matter for the decentrazlized Web
This video explain what FedCM is and why it can be a turning point if we want more Sigle Sign On diversity on the web
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A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
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Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality
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WebID - W3C Wiki
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I found a really great article around web standards "Every feature begins life as a non-standard proposal, often shipped. This is not a bug" that I shared with @blaine.bsky.social last September. Thread in the forum discourse.atprotocol.community/t/web-standards-and-the-fall-…
Web Standards and the Fall of the House of Iamus (Alex Russell)
discourse.atprotocol.community
Blaine
I need to write more about this, but one of the core benefits of atproto is that it (dramatically) lowers the cost of coordination, both in divergence and convergence.
