Ask HN: What's Holding Up WebTransport?

4 points_9hey1y ago5 comments

Webkit progress seems stagnant, which means Safari, thus all iOS browsers don't have support. What needs to happen to get it done?

Ask HN: What's Holding Up WebTransport?

4 points_9hey1y ago5 comments

Webkit progress seems stagnant, which means Safari, thus all iOS browsers don't have support. What needs to happen to get it done?

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meiraleal1y ago· 2 in thread

Apple has no interest in improving the Web platform. Google had but now with Android being their biggest moat they are also not that interested in improving the web platform anymore.

stpn1y ago

Looks like Apple is in favor of the WebTransport spec, so it's just a matter of time: https://webkit.org/standards-positions/

sabbaticaldev1y ago

oh, right, just a matter of what, 5 more years? Strategic delaying is called sabotage.

rkwz1y ago· 1 in thread

TIL about WebTransport https://rxdb.info/articles/websockets-sse-polling-webrtc-web...

What are you intending to use it for?

_9heyOP1y ago

Everything tbh

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