OpenBB - Open Source Contribution
Contributed to OpenBB, an open-source financial data platform. Fixed a cross-browser compatibility bug that caused the application to crash in certain browsers due to unsupported API calls and inconsistent DOM handling.
- Open Source
- Frontend
- Bug Fix
Tech Stack
JavaScript 
React B Browser APIs Overview
Project overview
OpenBB is an open-source investment research platform that provides access to financial data, analysis tools, and market insights. The platform experienced crashes in certain browsers due to cross-browser compatibility issues in the frontend codebase.
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What it solves
The OpenBB web application was crashing in some browsers, including Microsoft Edge (Bing-integrated). The issue stemmed from the use of browser APIs that were not universally supported and inconsistent DOM event handling across rendering engines. This created a poor user experience for a significant portion of the user base who did not use Chrome as their primary browser.
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What I worked on
- Open Source Contributor
- Diagnosed the cross-browser crash by analyzing the error stack traces and identifying unsupported API calls
- Implemented feature detection and polyfills for the affected browser APIs
- Added fallback handling for DOM events that behaved differently across rendering engines
- Submitted a pull request with the fix and supporting documentation
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