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I have no idea what Caniuse is. Please clarify the title.

by aantix 2y ago

cornedor 2y ago
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.
1-6 2y ago
Agree. The web these days just assumes you know. Being detached from the internet for 10 years would probably have more drastic consequences than people realize.
- no_wizard 2y ago
  familiarity with tools being assumed given the HN audience I don't think is a big issue. No issue with asking I've found if one isn't sure, usually someone will answer!
- afavour 2y ago
  There’s a middle ground to be struck here. CanIUse is a very frequently cited web development tool, if you’re not a web developer you might not know of it and that’s absolutely fine. I don’t think every web site has to assume the user has been offline for ten years before getting to the meat of their purpose.
b33j0r 2y ago
Can I X, is a question about the readiness/compliance of a certain thing at time = now. Can I use CSS version X was the iconic early meme. https://caniuse.com/?search=css3 https://caniuse.com/?search=css3 For a generalized example, if you wanted to know if the basketball courts were ready for you to “ball it up” in a certain city, it’d be caniball.com If you want to know if you can use a certain frontend technology, the idea is like: canwefigma? It’s a glorified feature matrix, and usually a project of a passionate community. I approve, even if some of the memes are a bit dank.
superkuh 2y ago
I know what caniuse is but I have no idea what a webview is. What is a webview?
- m12k 2y ago
  A webview is an embedded browser view within a native application. As an end user, you typically encounter them during the login, "pay with credit card" and "terms of service" sections of mobile apps.
niklasmerz 2y ago
This is a good hint. We might want to add a better description on the site, too.

I have no idea what Caniuse is. Please clarify the title.

by aantix 2y ago

I have no idea what Caniuse is. Please clarify the title.

cornedor 2y ago

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.

1-6 2y ago

Agree. The web these days just assumes you know. Being detached from the internet for 10 years would probably have more drastic consequences than people realize.

no_wizard 2y ago
familiarity with tools being assumed given the HN audience I don't think is a big issue. No issue with asking I've found if one isn't sure, usually someone will answer!
afavour 2y ago
There’s a middle ground to be struck here. CanIUse is a very frequently cited web development tool, if you’re not a web developer you might not know of it and that’s absolutely fine. I don’t think every web site has to assume the user has been offline for ten years before getting to the meat of their purpose.

b33j0r 2y ago

Can I X, is a question about the readiness/compliance of a certain thing at time = now. Can I use CSS version X was the iconic early meme. https://caniuse.com/?search=css3 https://caniuse.com/?search=css3 For a generalized example, if you wanted to know if the basketball courts were ready for you to “ball it up” in a certain city, it’d be caniball.com If you want to know if you can use a certain frontend technology, the idea is like: canwefigma? It’s a glorified feature matrix, and usually a project of a passionate community. I approve, even if some of the memes are a bit dank.

superkuh 2y ago

I know what caniuse is but I have no idea what a webview is. What is a webview?

m12k 2y ago
A webview is an embedded browser view within a native application. As an end user, you typically encounter them during the login, "pay with credit card" and "terms of service" sections of mobile apps.

niklasmerz 2y ago

This is a good hint. We might want to add a better description on the site, too.