Web Browsers, Level Up Tutorials, and Sentry with Scott Tolinski

Jun 22, 2023

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Chuck and Robbie are joined by Scott Tolinski, Executive Producer at Sentry, for a recorded chat from the RenderATL conference. The trio delves into lively discussions on various tech topics and shares their candid opinions on ongoing Twitter debates.

Scott opens up about his role at Sentry and how the acquisition has impacted his other venture, Level Up Tutorials. He sheds light on the new direction of Level Up Video and the exciting opportunities it brings for delivering free web development content. Scott also emphasizes the advantages of partnering with Sentry and the increased focus it allows for Syntax. He also provides insights on using a PostCSS plugin to deploy custom media queries and addresses the progress of Safari and its position compared to Internet Explorer (IE) as the browser with the poorest support for certain features.

In this episode, Scott talks to Chuck and Robbie about custom media queries, browser support for new CSS features, and the acquisition of Level Up Tutorials.

Key Takeaways

[01:15] - Introduction to Scott Tolinski.
[01:41] - A whiskey review: The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old.
[06:11] - Tech hot takes.
[14:22] - Scott talks about new features in CSS.
[16:29] - Features supported in the top web browsers.
[21:30] - How Scott's position at Sentry affects Level Up Tutorials.
[25:14] - Tools available that aren’t used frequently.
[30:33] - Tools in the works that excite Scott.
[32:36] - Scott talks about his time as an accountant and breakdancer.
[41:10] - The most uncool things Scott likes to do.

Quotes

[13:41] - “People just repeat what the library authors have said over and over again even if they don’t necessarily know what that means.” ~ Scott Tolinski

[16:44] - “Between Firefox and Safari, they’re really close into who has the worst support for things.” ~ Scott Tolinski

[26:33] - “People don’t realize that, to use the clipboard API, it’s a one-liner of JavaScript that is really easy to remember, but everybody reaches for a library.” ~ Scott Tolinski

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