September 2020 web platform update

Newly available on the web platform

Newly available

• BigInt: The BigInt JavaScript type represents integers of any size, including integers too large for the primitive Number type. Learn more.

• EXT_color_buffer_half_float WebGL extension: The EXT_color_buffer_half_float extension for WebGL 1.0 and 2.0 contexts renders 16-bit floating-point color buffers. Learn more.

• Intl.Locale: The Intl.Locale API parses Unicode locale identifiers, with language, region, and script codes, such as zh-Hans-CN or en-GB. Learn more.

• Intl.RelativeTimeFormat: The Intl.RelativeTimeFormat API creates a locale-aware formatter that turns an object representing a relative time (such as '1 day ago') into a localized string. Learn more.

• Promise.any(): The Promise.any() static method returns a promise that fulfills as soon as the first of an iterable of promises fulfills, with that promise's value. Otherwise, it rejects with an AggregateError when all of the promises have rejected. Learn more.

• scrollIntoView(): The scrollIntoView() method scrolls an element's ancestor containers such that the element is visible to the user. Learn more.

• steps() easing: The steps() CSS easing function divides an animation or transition into equidistant intervals, jumping from value to value. The step-start and step-end keyword values are presets with a single interval. Learn more.

• text-orientation: The text-orientation CSS property sets the how text is typeset within a line when the writing mode is vertical. Learn more.

• WEBGL_debug_shaders WebGL extension: The WEBGL_debug_shaders extension for WebGL 1.0 and 2.0 contexts adds the getTranslatedShaderSource() method to debug shaders from privileged contexts. Learn more.

• WebP: The WebP image format is a raster graphics file format that supports animation, alpha transparency, and lossy as well as lossless compression. Learn more.