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Kadir Topal

@atopal.bsky.social
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Web Platform Product Manager at Google. Previously at Protocol Labs and Mozilla.

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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Two a11y engineering roles (one of them early career!) at Apple in London in the team my daughter manages. These sound like excellent roles to share with UK a11y folks. jobs.apple.com/en-gb/detail... jobs.apple.com/en-gb/detail...
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Accessibility Engineer (Web Accessibility SME) - Jobs at Apple (UK)
Apply for a Accessibility Engineer (Web Accessibility SME) job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.
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Chrome for Developers @developer.chrome.com · 03/09/2026
Interop 2027 proposals are officially open → goo.gle/4xh1tEY Which web platform features need better cross-browser compatibility next year? Submit your ideas before September 23rd. Also be sure to like and comment on submitted ideas.
2026 dashboard
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 13/08/2026
Nice teardown of how the Modern Web Guidance skill actually works by @nucliweb.net joanleon.dev/en/modern-we... A lot of thought went into being as token-efficient as possible!
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A skill that knows nothing: the architecture of Modern Web Guidance | Joan León
Modern Web Guidance doesn't keep the knowledge in the skill, it teaches the agent to retrieve it. Local semantic search with MiniLM and TensorFlow.js, guides with their own grader, and empirical calib...
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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 06/08/2026
Baseline is not a ceiling 🙈 If you only use Baseline Widely Available ✅ features in your project, you’re missing out! So many features you can use with fallbacks or as progressive enhancements. Newly: web-platform-dx.github.io/web-features... Not Baseline: web-platform-dx.github.io/web-features...
Baseline Widely Available iconBaseline Newly Available iconLimited Availability icon
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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 13/07/2026
🔥 New blog post: In defense of polyfills A highly influential spec editor expressed the opinion that polyfilling is harmful. I beg to differ. lea.verou.me/blog/2026/po...
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In defense of polyfills • Lea Verou
An influential spec editor thinks polyfilling is harmful. I think blaming polyfills for compat accidents is like blaming car crashes on the ambulances that show up — and the alternative is a stagnant ...
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Wes Bos @wesbos.com · 17/06/2026
This is NUTS. Realtime video-to-video diffusion on my webcam
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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 18/06/2026
Did you attend #CSSDay and saw my talk (or heard about it), and you really want CSS Grid Lanes to be supported across browsers? ➡️ Give this issue a thumbs-up *and* add a comment explaining your use case. This can help a lot move things forward 💟 github.com/web-platform...
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Masonry · Issue #308 · web-platform-dx/developer-signals
This GitHub issue is for collecting web developer signals for Masonry. The display: grid-lanes or display: inline-grid-lanes CSS declaration creates a layout where items are tightly packed, like br...
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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 11/06/2026
Great conference, great people! My WebDX partners in @rviscomi.dev and @atopal.bsky.social. The one and only CSS documentarian @estelle.bsky.social. And the awesome @matuzo.at. Many more who I didn’t have a chance to get a selfy with, but will tomorrow.
Me, Kadir, and Rick. Estelle and I. Manuel and I.
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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 19/05/2026
Thrilled this is out, keeping quiet has been SO HARD! 🤐 I’ve had the opportunity to contribute as a domain expert consultant over the past few months, and saw firsthand the level of thoughtfulness and care that went into it. Proud to have played a small part, and excited to see what folks build! ❤️
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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 20/03/2026
Last week I spoke at the very lovely Web Day Out about browser support. One of the things I mentioned was how the data behind Baseline gives you a way to look into the future of the web platform. I've written some more about that on my blog rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/202...
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Look into the future of the web platform – Rachel Andrew
Rachel Andrew
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James @43081j.com · 21/03/2026
new post on my personal blog. i think these three areas often go unexplained, so hopefully this explains why some of these packages exist. these are fine to exist but the majority of developers shouldn't have to pay the cost for them.
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The Three Pillars of JavaScript Bloat
A brief look at the three main causes of bloat in our JavaScript dependency trees, and how we can start to address them.
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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 26/03/2026
🚨 Want mixins in CSS? Help the CSS WG by telling us what feels natural to you! Look at the code in the screenshot. What resulting widths would *you* find least surprising for each of div, div > h2, div + p? Polls: ┣ Github: github.com/LeaVerou/blo... ┗ Mastodon: front-end.social/@leaverou/11...
@mixin --foo(--arg <length>) {
  @result {
    &, & > h2, & + p {
      width: var(--arg);
    }
  }
}

div {
  @apply --foo(10em);
  font-size: 10px;
}
div > h2 {
  font-size: 20px;
}
div + p {
  font-size: 30px;
}
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Sacha Greif @sachagreif.com · 03/02/2026
It took a while, but the State of JS 2025 survey results are now live! 2025.stateofjs.com/en-US Thanks to @danielroe.dev for contributing the conclusion.
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State of JavaScript 2025
The 2025 edition of the annual survey about the latest trends in the JavaScript ecosystem.
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Barry Pollard @tunetheweb.com · 10/12/2025
Btw you don’t need to be a web spec author or work for a browser vendor to contribute to this. If you spot some incorrect data (either says it supports web it doesn’t, or says it doesn’t when it does) then open an issue — or better yet a PR! Make things better for everyone, including future you!!
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 16/01/2026
Another year in the books! 🎉 Congrats to the entire Web Almanac team. I know all too well how much time and effort goes into putting this together, but it continues to be an invaluable resource cited across the industry Thank you to all the contributors almanac.httparchive.org/en/2025/cont... ❤️
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2025 Contributors | The Web Almanac by HTTP Archive
The 70 people who contributed to the 2025 Web Almanac as Analysts, Authors, Designers, Developers, Editors, Leaders, Reviewers and Translators.
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 22/01/2026
The @e18e.dev community does amazing work to speed up and modernize the web Now's as good a time as ever to join and contribute to this hugely impactful project!
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Ecosystem Performance
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Kadir Topal @atopal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This is one of the coolest things I've seen in years. Great presentation too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXwD...
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This ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFi
YouTube video by Jeija
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 03/10/2025
If you've been thinking about entering the Baseline Tooling Hackathon, the clock is ticking! 3 days left 2800 developers $10,000 in prizes baseline.devpost.com
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Baseline Tooling Hackathon
Accelerate availability of modern web features
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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 30/09/2025
Did you know that AVIF (the AV1 Image File Format) was supported in all the major browsers (Firefox, Safari, Chrome/Edge)? This has been the case for almost 2 years at this point.
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Web Engines Hackfest @webengineshackfest.org · 01/10/2025
Save the date! The Web Engines Hackfest 2026 will be held from June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) www.igalia.com/2025/10/01/A...
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Announcing the 16th Web Engines Hackfest | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
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Chrome for Developers @developer.chrome.com · 01/10/2025
Simplify your build toolchains with native Baseline support → goo.gle/46cTnCR Thanks to a collaboration between the Browserslist team and the WebDX Community Group, a new set of Baseline queries has been included directly in Browserslist itself.
Browserslist now supports Baseline
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Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A few years ago I started writing about evolving web standards and @rbyers.net suggested I should cover WPT: the web platform tests project that most people working with the web have a vague idea about that has evolved into an engine of interoperability. since then, I've been tracking people down
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How a Shared Test Suite Fixed the Web’s Biggest Problems
The story of Web Platform Tests (WPT), the collaborative test suite that transformed the web from an inconsistent platform into a stable one.
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Google for Developers @developers.google.com · 25/09/2025
✅ Baseline now has full feature coverage, making it easier to know which web platform features are ready to use. Build the next wave of Baseline-powered tools and compete for $10,000 in prizes → goo.gle/424SBWc
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 16/09/2025
Before, you needed a plugin to use Baseline semantics in your Browserslist queries. Now you don't! Just give it a target like `baseline widely available` and it'll work out of the box Available in browserslist@4.26.0 and later web.dev/blog/browser...
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Browserslist now supports Baseline  |  Blog  |  web.dev
Browserslist has added support for Baseline queries. Find out what that could mean for your developer workflow.
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Chrome for Developers @developer.chrome.com · 10/09/2025
From idea to impact, that’s the journey 💡 The Baseline Tooling Hackathon is on! Create a project that solves real-world developer needs using Baseline data for your shot at a $10,000 prize pool. Don’t delay! Submissions close Oct 6 → baseline.devpost.com #WhatsMyBaseline
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 10/09/2025
The WebDX CG's mission is to improve YOUR experience developing on the web platform. We're behind familiar research and interop efforts like the State of... surveys and Baseline. Let's chat! We're hosting an AMA on r/webdev September 18, but you can post your Qs now web.dev/blog/baselin...
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Join the WebDX CG for an AMA on Reddit  |  Blog  |  web.dev
Join the AMA on r/webdev on September 18 and ask us anything!
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dietrich @burrito.space · 03/09/2025
i don't enjoy the romanticizing of some golden past of the web that web never died you made all the decisions about where to publish and where to spend your time
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Kadir Topal @atopal.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Want to make the web better for yourself and fellow devs and win cash prizes? Join the Baseline Tooling Hackathon! web.dev/blog/baselin...
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The Baseline Tooling Hackathon starts now!  |  Blog  |  web.dev
Want to make the web better for a chance to win cash prizes? Join the Baseline Tooling Hackathon!
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Philip Walton @philipwalton.com · 13/08/2025
I know some people in the web community are concerned that Baseline will discourage devs from using new features—or anything not "Widely Available". Personally, I'm not worried about that at all. If anything, I think Baseline will speed up new feature adoption! Here's why 🧵
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Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 13/08/2025
🎉 Happy 30-month anniversary to Container Queries – in every browser since Feb, 2023. It was supposed to be impossible, but here we are! Why 2.5 years? Nothing will change tomorrow, but Baseline uses this milestone to signal confidence a feature has gained "wide" support. youtu.be/bhHV0rQ3-CQ
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Kadir Topal @atopal.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Baseline widely available covers 98.2% of all traffic on webstatus.dev Now I'm curious about the 1.8% 😀 #WhatsMyBaseline
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Chrome for Developers @developer.chrome.com · 08/08/2025
What new web features are your users actually ready for? Stop guessing. 🔮 Baseline helps you make data-driven decisions so you can ship the right features at the right time. Learn more and find your target with #WhatsMyBaseline → goo.gle/whats-my-baseline
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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 22/07/2025
🚀 The #StateOfHTML 2025 survey is now open! ➡️ Take it now: survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey... 💡 Spending time to fill these out is an investment into your craft, as browsers are using the results to make prioritization decisions. You don't have to do it in one sitting (or even one device).
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State of HTML 2025
Take the State of HTML survey
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Alexey Rodionov @alexeyrodionov.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I've added Baseline status to the CSS property documentation tooltips I previously implemented in @chromium.social DevTools. #DX #DevEx #DeveloperExperience #UX #UserExperience #Baseline
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Bsmth, the bsmth guy @bsmth.de · 26/06/2025
Great to see @atopal.bsky.social talking Baseline yesterday along with Natalia and Michael at #GoogleIOConnect Berlin 👏
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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 29/05/2025
I LOVE this …Chart of Shame on webstatus.dev/stats “Features missing in only one browser”. Even lets you click on individual data points and see which features each browser is holding the Web back from! Hopefully it will motivate implementations of these features!
Chart titled "Features missing in only one browser". The most recent Safari data point is selected and a list of features is shown underneath.
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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 22/05/2025
Here's my talk from I/O along with the companion blog post that rounds up all of the links mentioned. It's been a very exciting year for the web, and all the new Baseline tooling we've just announced can help you understand when to adopt these new features. web.dev/blog/whats-n...
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What's new in web  |  Blog  |  web.dev
A roundup of everything mentioned in the What&#39;s New in Web talk at Google I/O.
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Kevin Farrugia @imkev.dev · 23/05/2025
Baseline is now available in VSCode. This is a really neat feature with no extensions needed. (catching up on Google I/O 😅) Read more: web.dev/blog/baselin...
Screenshot of a VSCode dialog indicating that the `<dialog>` element is widely available across major browsers since 2022.
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 21/05/2025
🔥 Simpler browser support info has landed in VS Code! Hover over any CSS property or HTML element or attribute and now you'll see its Baseline status 📝 web.dev/blog/baselin...
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Chrome for Developers @developer.chrome.com · 18/03/2025
Shape the future of the web with GSoC and Chromium developer.chrome.com/blog/gsoc-2025…
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Shape the future of the web with GSoC and Chromium  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers
Find out how you can participate in Google Summer of Code with Chromium.
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Nicholas C. Zakas @humanwhocodes.com · 14/03/2025
A lot of great updates in this release of the @eslint.org CSS plugin. Much more accurate Baseline detection that before thanks to @rviscomi.dev. github.com/eslint/css/r...
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Release css: v0.5.0 · eslint/css
0.5.0 (2025-03-14) Features add prefer-logical-properties rule (#63) (2a440ce) add selector support to require-baseline (#61) (9c7fd6a) add support for baseline years (#81) (4c70882) Switch to @es...
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Rick Viscomi @rviscomi.dev · 14/03/2025
📣 ESLint works with CSS now! And it's got support for checking browser compat with the new require-baseline rule I made a little sandbox here: github.com/rviscomi/bas... In this release I even got to contribute a couple of features: - support for selectors - Baseline year config
Command-line warnings for CSS features like "Property 'text-wrap' is not a widely available baseline feature" powered by ESLintScreenshot of the corresponding source CSS, with features annotated with their Baseline status
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Nicholas C. Zakas @humanwhocodes.com · 02/01/2025
I'm pretty excited about this new ESLint rule for CSS that checks for baseline status. Please leave feedback here: github.com/eslint/css/p...
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feat: baseline rule by nzakas · Pull Request #33 · eslint/css
Prerequisites checklist I have read the contributing guidelines. What is the purpose of this pull request? Create a rule that warns when non-baseline features are used. What changes did you ma...
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