Hacker News with Generative AI: Browser Features

Is WebAssembly Memory64 worth using? (spidermonkey.dev)
After many long years, the Memory64 proposal for WebAssembly has finally been released in both Firefox 134 and Chrome 133. In short, this proposal adds 64-bit pointers to WebAssembly.

WebAssembly, Programming, Browser Features, Performance

37 points by bvisness 2 days ago | 50 comments

Web Locks API (mozilla.org)
The Web Locks API allows scripts running in one tab or worker to asynchronously acquire a lock, hold it while work is performed, then release it. While held, no other script executing in the same origin can acquire the same lock, which allows a web app running in multiple tabs or workers to coordinate work and the use of resources.

Web Development, APIs, JavaScript, Web Security, Browser Features

218 points by mooreds 68 days ago | 104 comments

CanIWebView: Baseline for WebViews now supported (caniwebview.com)
We are now show web features in the search results. In addition to this, we will also report if those features are widely available in browsers, and if the same applies to WebViews.

Web Development, Browser Features, WebViews, Search Engines

5 points by RupertWiser 92 days ago | 0 comments