Roderick Gadellaa
@rgadellaa.bsky.social
Designer, developer, all things creative. Has opinions, few facts.
Masto: mastodon.social/@rgadellaa
Blog: webventures.rejh.nl
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Roderick Gadellaa
@rgadellaa.bsky.social
· Nov 25
An Abridged History of Safari Showstoppers - Webventures
TL;DR: iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in...
webventures.rejh.nl
🪲 An Abridged History of Safari Showstoppers
10 yrs of Safari showstopper bugs.
TL;DR: iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in mobile ecosystems; ...
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webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/hi...
10 yrs of Safari showstopper bugs.
TL;DR: iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in mobile ecosystems; ...
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webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/hi...
If you read The Verge, you should subscribe. It's worth every penny (if only because Doing Things Costs Money, and The Verge deserves to keep Doing Things).
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The Verge subscription turns one
Looking back at one year of The Verge’s subscription — and ahead to what’s next.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you read The Verge, you should subscribe. It's worth every penny (if only because Doing Things Costs Money, and The Verge deserves to keep Doing Things).
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Frontend is failing. 75% of devices with browsers are smartphones, but not even half of sites pass Core Web Vitals on them. Why not? Too much JavaScript, added to indulge SPA fantasies the data is falsifying in real time:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026 - Infrequently Noted
Embedded in this year's network and device estimates is hopeful news about the trajectory of devices and networks. It has never been easier to deliver pages quickly, but we are not collectively…
infrequently.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Frontend is failing. 75% of devices with browsers are smartphones, but not even half of sites pass Core Web Vitals on them. Why not? Too much JavaScript, added to indulge SPA fantasies the data is falsifying in real time:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
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I've spent months asking the CEOs of companies like Uber, Airbnb, Zocdoc and Taskrabbit what they will do when AI agents use their websites instead of real people -- but I was not expecting Amazon to fight back first and hardest. New Decoder on... THE DOORDASH PROBLEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Ck...
The DoorDash Problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon
YouTube video by Decoder with Nilay Patel
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I've spent months asking the CEOs of companies like Uber, Airbnb, Zocdoc and Taskrabbit what they will do when AI agents use their websites instead of real people -- but I was not expecting Amazon to fight back first and hardest. New Decoder on... THE DOORDASH PROBLEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Ck...
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Well, spank me with a croissant while you sing Jacques Brel songs, it's only my post-Brussels trip Reading List 350! Wow sophisticated people at glamorous parties with your up-to-date knowledge of web standards, browsers and regulatory matters! brucelawson.co.uk/2025/reading...
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» Reading List 350
brucelawson.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Well, spank me with a croissant while you sing Jacques Brel songs, it's only my post-Brussels trip Reading List 350! Wow sophisticated people at glamorous parties with your up-to-date knowledge of web standards, browsers and regulatory matters! brucelawson.co.uk/2025/reading...
So, so good
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So, so good
According to Apple, "the DMA has failed to live up to its promises" because it hasn't resulted in App Store price drops for consumers.
www.macrumors.com/2025/11/12/d...
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www.macrumors.com/2025/11/12/d...
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EU's Digital Markets Act Failed to Lower App Store Prices, Apple-Commissioned Study Says
Apple today shared a study commissioned from Analysis Group [PDF] that looks at App Store pricing changes before and after reduced fees took effect in the EU in March 2024 under the Digital Markets Ac...
www.macrumors.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
According to Apple, "the DMA has failed to live up to its promises" because it hasn't resulted in App Store price drops for consumers.
www.macrumors.com/2025/11/12/d...
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www.macrumors.com/2025/11/12/d...
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A couple of weeks ago at @perfnow.nl I gave a talk called "Fine-grained everything". It's about @svelte.dev (obviously), and the new frontiers of framework-land, but it's also about some stubborn misconceptions in web performance circles
Gift link: conffab.com/presentation...
Gift link: conffab.com/presentation...
Fine-grained everything
<p>Modern frameworks like Svelte are fast thanks to signal‑based fine‑grained reactivity, but performance is more than 60fps. This talk covers new approaches to build fast, reliable, data‑efficient ap...
conffab.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A couple of weeks ago at @perfnow.nl I gave a talk called "Fine-grained everything". It's about @svelte.dev (obviously), and the new frontiers of framework-land, but it's also about some stubborn misconceptions in web performance circles
Gift link: conffab.com/presentation...
Gift link: conffab.com/presentation...
The Vergecast:
"iPad just isn't the same as a mac", and all that.
Then Nilay asks "What does a mac represent to you?"
David: "Desktop-class browsers."
Nilay: "You want Chrome! You want Chrome and Electron apps!"
In other words: competing browser engines on i(Pad)OS.
youtu.be/Br00gLOtB-c?...
"iPad just isn't the same as a mac", and all that.
Then Nilay asks "What does a mac represent to you?"
David: "Desktop-class browsers."
Nilay: "You want Chrome! You want Chrome and Electron apps!"
In other words: competing browser engines on i(Pad)OS.
youtu.be/Br00gLOtB-c?...
Bring back the iBook, you cowards | The Vergecast
YouTube video by The Verge
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Vergecast:
"iPad just isn't the same as a mac", and all that.
Then Nilay asks "What does a mac represent to you?"
David: "Desktop-class browsers."
Nilay: "You want Chrome! You want Chrome and Electron apps!"
In other words: competing browser engines on i(Pad)OS.
youtu.be/Br00gLOtB-c?...
"iPad just isn't the same as a mac", and all that.
Then Nilay asks "What does a mac represent to you?"
David: "Desktop-class browsers."
Nilay: "You want Chrome! You want Chrome and Electron apps!"
In other words: competing browser engines on i(Pad)OS.
youtu.be/Br00gLOtB-c?...
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
🤩 There’s a very – VERY! – exciting animations/performance change available in Chrome Canary:
Under the right conditions, `width`/`height` animations will no longer automatically force a Main Thread animation, but can be allowed to run on the Compositor.
Under the right conditions, `width`/`height` animations will no longer automatically force a Main Thread animation, but can be allowed to run on the Compositor.
a close up of a person wearing sunglasses with the words `` wait , what ? ''
ALT: a close up of a person wearing sunglasses with the words `` wait , what ? ''
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🤩 There’s a very – VERY! – exciting animations/performance change available in Chrome Canary:
Under the right conditions, `width`/`height` animations will no longer automatically force a Main Thread animation, but can be allowed to run on the Compositor.
Under the right conditions, `width`/`height` animations will no longer automatically force a Main Thread animation, but can be allowed to run on the Compositor.
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and HTML, has expressed support for compelling Apple to allow other browser engines on iOS. He also states that having a powerful browser on iOS would "change the dynamic" with respect to web app's viability on mobile.
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Tim Berners-Lee On Apple’s Browser Engine Ban and Web Apps - Open Web Advocacy
open-web-advocacy.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and HTML, has expressed support for compelling Apple to allow other browser engines on iOS. He also states that having a powerful browser on iOS would "change the dynamic" with respect to web app's viability on mobile.
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[NL] Zaken doen met PvdA/GL? Nee, want "inhoud".
Zakendoen met PVV en FVD? Hebben we al gedaan en/of sluiten we niet uit.
decorrespondent.nl/16543/abortu...
Zakendoen met PVV en FVD? Hebben we al gedaan en/of sluiten we niet uit.
decorrespondent.nl/16543/abortu...
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
[NL] Zaken doen met PvdA/GL? Nee, want "inhoud".
Zakendoen met PVV en FVD? Hebben we al gedaan en/of sluiten we niet uit.
decorrespondent.nl/16543/abortu...
Zakendoen met PVV en FVD? Hebben we al gedaan en/of sluiten we niet uit.
decorrespondent.nl/16543/abortu...
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» Tim Berners-Lee on Apple’s WebKit monopoly
brucelawson.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@timbl.bsky.social on Decoder with Nilay Patel:
"[...] One of the arguments I've heard for why Apple will not allow other browser engines [on iOS] is that they can artificially restrict WebKit [...]"
🔥
pca.st/episode/248e...
Via elk.zone/social.vival...
"[...] One of the arguments I've heard for why Apple will not allow other browser engines [on iOS] is that they can artificially restrict WebKit [...]"
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pca.st/episode/248e...
Via elk.zone/social.vival...
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
@timbl.bsky.social on Decoder with Nilay Patel:
"[...] One of the arguments I've heard for why Apple will not allow other browser engines [on iOS] is that they can artificially restrict WebKit [...]"
🔥
pca.st/episode/248e...
Via elk.zone/social.vival...
"[...] One of the arguments I've heard for why Apple will not allow other browser engines [on iOS] is that they can artificially restrict WebKit [...]"
🔥
pca.st/episode/248e...
Via elk.zone/social.vival...
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
This week's Web Weekly is just about to hit all the inboxes. And, as usual, it's jam-packed!
Check it out if you want to know what's happening in the Frontend and browser world. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
Check it out if you want to know what's happening in the Frontend and browser world. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This week's Web Weekly is just about to hit all the inboxes. And, as usual, it's jam-packed!
Check it out if you want to know what's happening in the Frontend and browser world. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
Check it out if you want to know what's happening in the Frontend and browser world. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
No you don't need an app on your phone to buy things? They have a website, FFS.
(The same goes for the PS Store app, btw)
(The same goes for the PS Store app, btw)
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
No you don't need an app on your phone to buy things? They have a website, FFS.
(The same goes for the PS Store app, btw)
(The same goes for the PS Store app, btw)
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
It's coming in Safari 26.2!
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
The 🇬🇧UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status (SMS). After four years investigating Apple’s restrictions on browser engines and web apps, the CMA now has statutory authority to enforce a code of conduct.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The 🇬🇧UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status (SMS). After four years investigating Apple’s restrictions on browser engines and web apps, the CMA now has statutory authority to enforce a code of conduct.
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Reposted by Roderick Gadellaa
We often hear that folks want "wrap detection" in CSS (i.e. when a flex item shifts into a position where it wraps over to the next line)
What is a real-world example of a use-case you would need this for?
What is a real-world example of a use-case you would need this for?
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We often hear that folks want "wrap detection" in CSS (i.e. when a flex item shifts into a position where it wraps over to the next line)
What is a real-world example of a use-case you would need this for?
What is a real-world example of a use-case you would need this for?
It's wild that mobile apps are so entrenched that even the EFF doesn't pause and ask "waitaminute, we haven't really had this problem on desktop for decades... now what invisible force has kept those platforms in check all these years??"
No mention of the web or PWAs? What the actual EFF?
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
/cc @open-web-advocacy.org
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
/cc @open-web-advocacy.org
Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship
Apple and Google use their app stores to shape what apps you can and cannot have on devices, but now more governments—including the U.S. government—are using legal and extralegal tools to lean on thes...
www.eff.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It's wild that mobile apps are so entrenched that even the EFF doesn't pause and ask "waitaminute, we haven't really had this problem on desktop for decades... now what invisible force has kept those platforms in check all these years??"
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status. They now have statutory authority to enforce remedies proposed in its Market Investigation Reference.
OWA dives into what that means for browsers and web apps.
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
OWA dives into what that means for browsers and web apps.
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
What Apple’s UK Strategic Market Status Designation means for Browsers and Web Apps - Open Web Advocacy
open-web-advocacy.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status. They now have statutory authority to enforce remedies proposed in its Market Investigation Reference.
OWA dives into what that means for browsers and web apps.
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
OWA dives into what that means for browsers and web apps.
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
[NL] Even wat reflectie op de verkiezingen vanuit De Correspondent... 🧵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIZZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIZZ...
De democratie staat deze verkiezingen op het spel
YouTube video by De Correspondent
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
[NL] Even wat reflectie op de verkiezingen vanuit De Correspondent... 🧵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIZZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIZZ...