December 20, 2019

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The Web Performance Working Group and you

The Web Performance Working Group and you

Yoav Weiss explores where web standards come from, the role of the Web Performance Working Group, new and forthcoming performance-related APIs, and how to push that cool idea you have for a new web API.
Talk Title The Web Performance Working Group and you
Speakers
Conference Velocity
Conf Tag Build resilient systems at scale
Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date November 7-9, 2016
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
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Yoav Weiss explores where web standards come from, the role of the Web Performance Working Group, new and forthcoming performance-related APIs, and how to push that cool idea you have for a new web API. Along the way, Yoav describes how new APIs get created and shipped and the ways you can get involved, provide feedback on current work, or start working on your own proposals. Influencing the future of web performance and the Web in general has never been easier.

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