Introducing Backdrop Filters

Introducing Backdrop Filters

The proposed backdrop-filter property adds a feature that designers have been demanding for some time — allowing for beautiful blur effects.

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Web Inspector User Interface Changes

Web Inspector User Interface Changes

Web Inspector’s core functions have been divided out into their own tabs — like the tabs in Safari.

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Using the System Font in Web Content

Using the System Font in Web Content

On iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, specifying “font-family: -apple-system” allows you to use Apple’s new system font: San Francisco.

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Announcing JetStream 1.1

Announcing JetStream 1.1

JetStream 1.1 fixes bugs in two existing tests and adds a new test to replace the oldest and smallest test in the latency component.

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Web Inspector Console Improvements

Web Inspector Console Improvements

We improved both the Console and Object views to make it more powerful and fun to use.

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Introduction to WebKit Content Blockers

Introduction to WebKit Content Blockers

Describing content blocking rules in a structured format ahead-of-time, rather than running extension-provided code.

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RefPtr Basics

RefPtr Basics

History Many objects in WebKit are reference counted.

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Building WebKit for iOS Simulator

Building WebKit for iOS Simulator

You can now build and run top-of-tree WebKit for iOS in the iOS Simulator — included are a summary of steps to get you up and running.

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Using ARIA 1.0 and the WebKit Accessibility Node Inspector

Using ARIA 1.0 and the WebKit Accessibility Node Inspector

Most major web apps use ARIA and related techniques to improve accessibility and general usability for everyone.

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Introducing the JetStream Benchmark Suite

Introducing the JetStream Benchmark Suite

A new JavaScript benchmark test suite that codifies what our de facto process has been — to combine latency and throughput benchmarks.

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Speedometer:
Benchmark for Web App Responsiveness

Speedometer:
Benchmark for Web App Responsiveness

We are pleased to announce Speedometer, a new benchmark that measures the responsiveness of web applications.

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Introducing the WebKit FTL JIT

Introducing the WebKit FTL JIT

Designed to bring aggressive C-like optimizations to the largest variety of JavaScript programs.

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