Sebastian works as a “Specialist Senior Manager Software Developer” at Deutsche Telekom, after some time developing backend applications with Java and PHP he became a citizen of the JavaScript world. Recently he´s getting his hands dirty with Python and Rust. For the last seven years Sebastian tries to improve our lives, working on Deutsche Telekoms Smart Home platform Qivicon.
The Web of Things — The Story Of A Browser Escaping Into The Physical World
WebUSB & Web Bluetooth are two of the most interesting additions that browsers received in the past years, as they allow web applications & PWAs to break out of the browser and enable the user to interact with the real world, so we’ll take a closer look at:
- Printing to receipt printers from within the browser.
- Steering a bluetooth lightbulb.
- Downloading data from an Android device.
- Understanding how those APIs work in general & which use cases already exist.
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