Building Safari Web Extensions
It’s been a few weeks since Kerri and Ash sat down to talk and they had a lot to say!
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First up—follow-up! Kerri reports back on the We Connect the Dots Code-A-Thon. Topics covered include:
- The care required when guiding early programming learners from local to prod
- An update on JavaScript notebooks (covered in depth in the previous episode)
Tools mentioned:
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Next, our co-hosts dive into Safari Web Extensions. Ash has been building one recently, and wants to share his developer experience thus far (JavaScript in Xcode, anyone?).
Handy links for Safari Web Extension development:
- ”What’s new in Safari Web Extensions” WWDC22 video
- "Broswer Extensions" on MDN docs
- “Developing a Safari Web Extension” on Apple docs
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At the very end, Kerri and Ash share the Safari Web Extensions they currently use on the daily. Mentioned are:
- Ghostery (ad blocker)
- NetNewsWire (RSS reader)
- Apollo (Reddit client)
- 1Blocker (ad and tracker blocker)
- Super Agent (automatic cookie consent)
- GoodLinks (bookmark and link manager)
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Follow your co-hosts on:
Kerri
- Mastadon: https://mastodon.cloud/@kerrishotts
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerrishotts
- GitHub: https://github.com/kerrishotts
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrishotts
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KerriShotts
Ash
- Mastadon: https://indieweb.social/@ashryan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashryan.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/ashryanbeats
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashryan
