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https://caniuse.com/ https://caniuse.com/ An overview of features that are supported in browsers

aantix 2y ago
Even that page isn’t helpful. What is it..? From that page.. A language for in browsing testing (because of the webassembly support)? But there’s some component features, so that doesn’t appear to be the case. I’m an avid reader of HN and this is the first time I’ve seen this tool/language/lib mentioned on the front page. So I know nothing. How did this make it to the top? I can’t be the only one guessing.
- no_wizard 2y ago
  you search a feature and it tells you what browsers support what features, such as this for CSS Grid[0] highlights which browsers support the CSS Grid specification. You can search for individual sub features as well. [0]: https://caniuse.com/css-grid https://caniuse.com/css-grid
  - aantix 2y ago
    This looks very useful. Thanks!
- bangaladore 2y ago
  It is a website that you can type in some web technology such as " CookieStore API" and know at a glance which browsers support it and which browser versions.
  - aantix 2y ago
    That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
- fgeiger 2y ago
  Caniuse is a database listing browser support for all kind of web development features, i.e. what version of what browser supports what features of HTML, CSS, Javascript. It helps web developers to determine what language features to use in order to be compatible with the browsers most of their users use.
  - aantix 2y ago
    Thank-you. You clarified a poorly written HN title.
- beltsazar 2y ago
  The Web has a lot of features, but not all of them are implemented by all browsers. The website (caniuse.com) provides you the info about which features are implemented by which browsers. So now you as a webdev can consider which features you want to use in your web apps.
  - aantix 2y ago
    Thank-you. Your clarity was appreciated.
- sakarisson 2y ago
  From the "About" page (top right corner of the website that left you dumbfounded) >"Can I use" provides up-to-date browser support tables for support of front-end web technologies on desktop and mobile web browsers.
  - aantix 2y ago
    If someone is unclear about what something does and the about page is more informative, then.. provide the link to the about page instead of the ambiguous feature page.
    - sakarisson 2y ago
      Do you think, after commenting for the 3rd time demanding more information about caniuse, you could just have clicked that big "About" button?
      - aantix 2y ago
        The argument was against the HN title. It simply wasn't useful. Arguing against clearer, less ambiguous HN titles is a strange position.
    - gertop 2y ago
      Your own about page says you're an elite rails dev, it's so bizarre to see you double down about caniuse's purpose being unclear.

Even that page isn’t helpful. What is it..? From that page.. A language for in browsing testing (because of the webassembly support)? But there’s some component features, so that doesn’t appear to be the case. I’m an avid reader of HN and this is the first time I’ve seen this tool/language/lib mentioned on the front page. So I know nothing. How did this make it to the top? I can’t be the only one guessing.

no_wizard 2y ago
you search a feature and it tells you what browsers support what features, such as this for CSS Grid[0] highlights which browsers support the CSS Grid specification. You can search for individual sub features as well. [0]: https://caniuse.com/css-grid https://caniuse.com/css-grid
- aantix 2y ago
  This looks very useful. Thanks!
bangaladore 2y ago
It is a website that you can type in some web technology such as " CookieStore API" and know at a glance which browsers support it and which browser versions.
- aantix 2y ago
  That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
fgeiger 2y ago
Caniuse is a database listing browser support for all kind of web development features, i.e. what version of what browser supports what features of HTML, CSS, Javascript. It helps web developers to determine what language features to use in order to be compatible with the browsers most of their users use.
- aantix 2y ago
  Thank-you. You clarified a poorly written HN title.
beltsazar 2y ago
The Web has a lot of features, but not all of them are implemented by all browsers. The website (caniuse.com) provides you the info about which features are implemented by which browsers. So now you as a webdev can consider which features you want to use in your web apps.
- aantix 2y ago
  Thank-you. Your clarity was appreciated.
sakarisson 2y ago
From the "About" page (top right corner of the website that left you dumbfounded) >"Can I use" provides up-to-date browser support tables for support of front-end web technologies on desktop and mobile web browsers.
- aantix 2y ago
  If someone is unclear about what something does and the about page is more informative, then.. provide the link to the about page instead of the ambiguous feature page.
  - sakarisson 2y ago
    Do you think, after commenting for the 3rd time demanding more information about caniuse, you could just have clicked that big "About" button?
    - aantix 2y ago
      The argument was against the HN title. It simply wasn't useful. Arguing against clearer, less ambiguous HN titles is a strange position.
  - gertop 2y ago
    Your own about page says you're an elite rails dev, it's so bizarre to see you double down about caniuse's purpose being unclear.