Software Engineering Daily · Thursday, October 1, 2026
David Burns, Head of Developer Advocacy and Open Source at BrowserStack, discusses the evolution of browser standards and automated testing. He highlights the importance of collaboration between open source projects, browser vendors, and standards bodies like the W3C in creating foundational technologies like WebDriver.
“Automated browser testing is a foundational technology that many web developers rely on.”
“That standardization emerged from the interplay between open source projects, browser vendors, and standards bodies like the W3C.”
“In this episode, David joins Josh Goldberg to discuss how open source projects, browser vendors, and standards bodies fit together.”