Web Browsers

  1. Web Standards and Compatibility
    1. Standards Organizations
      1. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
        1. Mission and Structure
          1. Specification Process
            1. Working Groups
              1. Recommendation Track
              2. Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG)
                1. Living Standards Philosophy
                  1. HTML Living Standard
                    1. DOM Living Standard
                      1. Fetch Living Standard
                      2. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
                        1. HTTP Specifications
                          1. TLS Standards
                            1. URI Standards
                            2. Ecma International
                              1. ECMAScript Specification
                                1. JSON Standard
                              2. Standards Development Process
                                1. Specification Lifecycle
                                  1. Editor's Draft to Recommendation
                                    1. Implementation Requirements
                                      1. Interoperability Testing
                                        1. Vendor Participation
                                        2. Browser Compatibility Challenges
                                          1. Rendering Engine Differences
                                            1. JavaScript Implementation Variations
                                              1. CSS Feature Support Disparities
                                                1. Mobile vs Desktop Differences
                                                  1. Legacy Browser Support
                                                  2. Compatibility Testing and Tools
                                                    1. Feature Detection Techniques
                                                      1. Browser Sniffing Pitfalls
                                                        1. Cross-Browser Testing Strategies
                                                          1. Compatibility Databases
                                                            1. Automated Testing Tools
                                                            2. Polyfills and Shims
                                                              1. Polyfill Implementation Strategies
                                                                1. Performance Considerations
                                                                  1. Conditional Loading
                                                                  2. Transpilation and Build Tools
                                                                    1. JavaScript Transpilation
                                                                      1. CSS Preprocessing
                                                                        1. Module Bundling
                                                                          1. Asset Optimization
                                                                            1. Development vs Production Builds

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