[whatwg] Timing API proposal for measuring intervals

[Robert O'Callahan]

I like it so far, module bikeshedding. (I might call it window.currentTime.)

One question is whether you allow the value to change while a script runs.
When using the value to schedule animations, it would be helpful for the
value to only change between stable states.

If you refer to this value during requestAnimationFrame, does it give you
the current time, or the predicted time at which the frame will render?

Using this value as a clock for media synchronization sounds appealing but
is complicated by audio clock drift. When you play N seconds of audio, it
might take slightly more or less time to actually play, so it's hard to keep
media times perfectly in sync with another timing source. Just something to
keep in mind.

Rob
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