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Bramus @bram.us · 1d

A lot has happened since Chrome shipped Same-Document View Transitions in 2023.

In 2024 we shipped Cross-Document VTs, added refinements such as `view-transition-class` and VT Types, and also welcomed Safari in adding VT support.

And this year … well, I wrote a post summing it all up.

What's new in view transitions (2025 update) | Blog | Chrome for Developers

An overview of what changed for View Transitions in 2025

developer.chrome.com

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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · 1d

We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.

HTML/SR Support lookup

tetralogical.github.io

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · 22d

The WebDX Community Group is hosting an AMA on the r/webdev subreddit tomorrow. This is the group behind the "State of ..." surveys and Baseline, so if you have questions about those initiatives—or anything else around developer experience, join us!

web.dev/blog/baselin...

Join the WebDX CG for an AMA on Reddit | Blog | web.dev

Join the AMA on r/webdev on September 18 and ask us anything!

web.dev

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · 22d

I was just thinking it's going to be good for my neck mobility as I can only do stairs looking straight down.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · 22d

I have varifocals for the first time. I'm now like "what even are eyes?" and "why is my desk all wavy?"

A selfie of me, a white woman with short hair, wearing large glasses.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Sep 9

Between the time we launched the original Learn CSS course on web.dev and today, container queries landed in browsers and became Baseline Widely available! It was high time for an update, and we were lucky enough to have the team at OddBird work with us. Enjoy 9 new modules! web.dev/blog/learn-c...

A refresh of Learn CSS with nine new modules | Blog | web.dev

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Sep 7

Max here to help with post run stretching. Though really he's hoping to eat my yoga mat or foam roller.

A fluffy orange cat absolutely refusing to look at the camera, curled up on a yoga mat.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Sep 5

Another year of Interop improvements is coming up. Submit your proposals for features to be included in Interop 2026, and tell browsers what you most want to become Baseline next year. web.dev/blog/interop...

Make your proposals for Interop 2026 | Blog | web.dev

Find out about the progress of Interop 2025, and how to submit your ideas for 2026.

web.dev

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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · Sep 2

Show us your best tooling ideas to help developers adopt more modern web features!

Join the hackathon for your shot at $10,000 in cash prizes 🔥🔥

web.dev/blog/baselin...

The Baseline Tooling Hackathon starts now! | Blog | web.dev

Want to make the web better for a chance to win cash prizes? Join the Baseline Tooling Hackathon!

web.dev

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 31

My first race back up North. Chopwell Woods trail 10 mile. Over 1100 feet of elevation so I'm quite broken now.

A woodland path with tall trees either side. Blue sky peeks through.

A wooden medal with Chopwell Woods trails printed on it. The ribbon says 10 miles.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 25

Those metal shelves on the left are vicious to build. You have to hit them with a hammer. Got away with one sliced and one bruised finger.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm sure everyone is excited to see how I got on with my garage. So here's my progress. I got to sort quite a few screws into little pots.

My garage with shelving on the left and a work area on the right.

A workspace with a cupboard and drawers. There is a glorious pegboard with little pots for screws on it.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 24

I can recommend in terms of sturdiness, they are peak IKEA in terms of baffling instructions though. I ended up putting it together on the floor to understand what I was looking at.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 24

I'm covered in brick dust and bruises but I edge ever closer to the bit where I organise my screws.

A tall cabinet and workbench with a pegboard and shelves for n the wall. Tools are spread everywhere.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lovely running weather this weekend. A short trail run straight up a hill yesterday, and early morning loops of town today.

Early morning sheep on a hill looking up to a small church. There's a touch of low mist.

Looking down a gravel path and over a wild landscape from the top of a hill.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 22

A significant amount of IKEA.

Instructions telling me I need two people to assemble this. I do not have two people. This has never stopped me before.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm most excited about the bit where I get to sort all my screws into little pots. That's a way off.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 22

I've taken an extra day off for this long weekend as it's time to tackle the garage where everything got dumped in the move. By the end of this I hope to have a workbench and storage out here.

A garage stacked with random crap. What even is this stuff? Why do I own it?

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · Aug 21

View Transitions are enabled by default in Firefox Nightly, so they're on their way to stable. Give it a test with your current transitions, and give me a shout if anything doesn't look right.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 20

The phrase "a spanner in the works" is never so relevant than when dealing with multicol, however we resolved a bunch of issues on block direction wrapping in the #CSSWG today.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 8

I've got a TV for the first time in over five years. Cat TV has caused absolute chaos.

Three cats watching birds on a TV. A grey cat sits in front of the screen staring up, a little calico is standing trying to touch the birds. Behind them is a large orange cat, also transfixed.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 5

I'm enjoying living in a place where I can run out my front door and within a couple of miles I'm running along Hadrian's Wall. We did get chased by a cow, enjoyed that a bit less, gets the heart rate up though.

Remains of a fort on Hadrian's wall under a blue sky with white clouds.

Open countryside, in the far distance is the remains of a fort. The sky looks a bit threatening.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 3

I emerge victorious (if covered in dirt). All soil is now in the garden, and giant bags have been taken to the tip—lest they become ungainly, muddy kites as the impending storm rolls in.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Aug 3

My job for this weekend has been hauling the contents of these two bad boys into the garden. So far the only casualty has been the shit wheelbarrow that fell apart after load 2. I now have shit wheelbarrow the second because you can't buy a good wheelbarrow in an emergency.

Two XL builders bags of topsoil on palettes.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.bsky.social · Jul 26

Exploring around my new home with a local running group. Finding bits of Hadrian's Wall up some completely terrifying steps.

A section of Hadrian's Wall with the view of the countryside beyond.

Remains of a Roman fort surrounded by hills and fields.

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