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Create launching point into the Performance APIs overview doc

Issue: Overtaken?This is an old issue that may no longer be relevant?This is an old issue that may no longer be relevant?

Scope: editorial

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Status: Open.

#52 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· travisleithead opened on Mar 21, 2017

Generalize principle about avoiding abbreviations?

Topic: Naming

Status: Open.

#276 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Jan 28, 2021

HTML: Guidance about lists of values in attributes

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Topic: HTML

Status: Open.

#277 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Jan 28, 2021

Discourage depending on the WTF-16 nature of JavaScript strings

Status: Open.

#323 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· domenic opened on Jun 4, 2021

New principle: Why we should not expose native object lifecycles

Status: Open.

#333 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· cynthia opened on Sep 15, 2021

New principle: CSS and HTML syntax should be side effect free

Topic: CSS

Topic: HTML

Status: Open.

#336 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Sep 17, 2021

New principle: when to use permissions, when to use user activation, and what if neither are adequate

Status: Open.

#341 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· cynthia opened on Sep 29, 2021

New principle: Remove deprecated functionality responsibly

Status: Back BurnerSomething we're putting off due to perceived prioritySomething we're putting off due to perceived priority

Topic: Meta

Status: Open.

#361 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· jyasskin opened on Feb 3, 2022

☂️ Incorporate a generalization of the "HTML Design Principles" document into our principles

Status: Open.

#160 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· annevk opened on Sep 26, 2019

Are some of the "Guidelines for web component authors" more broadly applicable Design Principles?

Topic: HTML

Topic: JS

Topic: Meta

Status: Open.

#271 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Jan 27, 2021

What should be the principles be about appropriate use cases for the canvas element?

Status: Open.

#369 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· chrishtr opened on May 12, 2022

Avoid exotic objects (e.g. named/indexed getters/setters)

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

tc39-trackerIssues where TC39 input would be usefulIssues where TC39 input would be useful

Topic: JS

Topic: Web IDLHas to do with Web IDLHas to do with Web IDL

Status: Open.

#16 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· domenic opened on Jun 29, 2015

Guidance about serialization

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Status: Open.

#284 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Feb 4, 2021

HTML: Receive complex data via JS or element subtrees?

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Status: Open.

#348 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Nov 2, 2021

New principle: Avoid exposing API that result in synchronous flushing of CSS or layout

Status: Blocked

Topic: rendering

Status: Open.

#388 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· atanassov opened on Aug 8, 2022

New principle: Guidance on when to use a child element vs an attribute

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Topic: HTML

Status: Open.

#270 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Jan 27, 2021

Guidance about which state properties should be reflected as HTML attributes

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Topic: HTML

Topic: JS

Topic: Web IDLHas to do with Web IDLHas to do with Web IDL

Status: Open.

#289 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Feb 24, 2021

[Meta] Tackling design problems earlier than design review / A Q&A section for API design

Topic: Meta

Status: Open.

#319 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on May 22, 2021

General principle around time measurement units/formats for various domains (JS, HTTP, HTML, etc)?

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Status: Open.

#344 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· csharrison opened on Oct 7, 2021

New principle: Document whether to add things to Document, Navigator, Window, or SomeOtherInterface

Status: Open.

#448 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· jyasskin opened on Jun 29, 2023

New principle: Consider many & diverse use cases to avoid overfitting

Topic: Meta

Status: Open.

#450 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Aug 3, 2023

New principle: The value of HTML boolean attributes doesn't matter

Topic: HTML

Status: Open.

#451 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Aug 16, 2023

I18N string best practices vs. design-principles

i18n-needs-resolutionIssue the Internationalization Group has raised and looks for a response on.Issue the Internationalization Group has raised and looks for a response on.

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Status: Open.

#454 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· aphillips opened on Oct 5, 2023

New principle: Incremental author effort should result in commensurate value

Priority: High

Status: Consensus to writeWe have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)We have TAG consensus about the principle but someone needs to write it (see "To Write" project)

Topic: Meta

Status: Open.

#473 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· LeaVerou opened on Feb 10, 2024

New principle: HTML attributes can affect semantics

Topic: HTML

Status: Open.

#478 In w3ctag/design-principles;

· chrishtr opened on Mar 8, 2024