Microsoft Edge, a break from the past
summary
Microsoft Edge is a rebuilt browser for Windows 10 using EdgeHTML replaces Trident and removing legacy doc modes that force maintenance of old quirks. The engine drops about 220,000 lines removed of legacy code, ships ES2015/asm.js support plus gamepad, Web Audio and CSS Filters, enables HTTP/2 by default, and provides pointer-events polyfill and srcset handling. Demos show WebGL at 60fps and an accessible WebAudio breakout prototype that a blind tester plays (breaks the first brick), so features are implemented and exercised.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:02History
- 5:52The pain
- 9:45In conclusion
- 12:21Removing code
- 13:18New features
- 13:37Transparency
- 14:28Whats available
- 14:50Babylon
- 17:58Web Audio
- 21:21CSS Filter
- 26:05Flexbox
- 27:00TypeScript
- 28:27Code example
- 31:54HTTP2 support
- 35:39SVG filter
- 36:56WebGL
- 37:45Accessibility
- 38:27Experiments
- 42:15Conclusion
