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Bocoup has always been deeply committed to web platform interoperability, from early involvement in the evolution of the Web Platform Tests to our sustained involvement in the Interop initiative. We’ve consistently championed a unified web that works for everyone. The past few years of Interop have delivered tangible improvements for developers and users alike, and […]

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Interop 2026: The Call for Proposals is Open!

Interop is turning 4 this year! (Well, 5 actually if you count its inception as Compat 2021). Browser interoperability remains an important value for us at Bocoup. We view interoperability as an essential counter to monopolization of the web. Interoperability makes the web more accessible and inclusive for all. In 2024, the collective efforts of […]

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Interop 2025 Launch

Between implementing brand-new technology and fixing bugs in existing code, the folks who make web browsers have no end of important work to do. The problem space is so vast, in fact, that even deciding where to start is a challenge. That’s where you come in! But first, some background. The Web Platform Tests Interop […]

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Interop 2025 Call for Proposals

Intro 2024 marks three years of working with our partners on bolstering interoperability on the web. This year, we’ve identified 17 focus areas dedicated to enhancing interoperability. Improving interoperability is not just about convenience; it’s a matter of accessibility and fairness, ensuring that simplifying web creation and navigation becomes a victory for all. The goal […]

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Interop 2024 Launch

The Web Platform Test (WPT) Interop 2024 call for proposals is launching today! Read more about the Interop Project and join us in moving the web toward a more interoperable future. Interop 2023 2023 is our third year as part of the incredible Web Platform Test (WPT) Interop team, a unified effort by Apple, Bocoup, […]

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Interop 2024 Call For Proposals

After a successful launch in 2022 we’re extremely excited to continue the journey in 2023! Interoperability across browsers is not just frustrating for web developers, but also for users whose experience can vary wildly. Interop 2023 will continue the effort to increase interoperability, especially in high priority areas. Better interoperability is an issue of access […]

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Interop 2023

In 2019, Bocoup, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Samsung, and W3C together conducted a survey for web developers called MDN Web Developer Needs Assessment. A key finding from that survey was that browsers behaving differently or not supporting the same features was among the top frustrations for web developers. The next year there was a follow-up Browser […]

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Bocoup and Interop 2022

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In 2018, we began contributing to ecosystem infrastructure for ARIA, the accessibility API for the web platform, with a project focused on regression testing for example patterns in the ARIA Practices Guide (APG). Since then, we’ve been working on writing new guidelines for the APG directly, which we continue to maintain with funding from Facebook […]

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Interoperability Testing for Assistive Technologies and The Web Platform

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Last year we formed a team focused on using the growing number of new web APIs to build multimedia applications that push the edge of the web platform. Our main work in this area over the last 2 years has been with the wonderful team behind Scratch at MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group (LLK), and with […]

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Porting Scratch from Flash to JavaScript: Performance, Interoperability and Extensions

Bocoup has been a long-time contributor to the Web Platform Tests (WPT) project, helping spec writers draft testable specs and helping browser implementers test features for correctness and interoperability based on those specs. In 2018, we’ve made great strides improving the coverage of WPT, the ergonomics of writing and running tests, and the infrastructure necessary […]

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Charting Web Platform Interoperability in 2018