Timothy Hatcher

@xeenon

WebKit Software Engineer at Apple. Creator of Web Inspector and Colloquy.

Inland Northwest, Washington
Joined July 2008

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    6 Jun 2019

    Learn techniques to ensure your content looks its best in dark mode on iOS 13 and macOS Mojave in Safari, embedded in other apps such as Mail, or when used in your apps.

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  2. Retweeted
    Jan 28

    Chrome: We're going to implement WebUSB All other browsers: Now hang on, this seems insec- Chrome: TOO LATE! We have features that rely on it now so we also can't get rid of it and change it. Web standards are dead. Chrome is our new master.

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  3. Retweeted
    Jan 28

    Web Inspector Tip: You can use console.screenshot([target]) to capture a screenshot of the given target (e.g. a Node) or the viewport.

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  4. Retweeted
    Jan 25
    Replying to and

    Irrelevance for whom? Maybe not being able to use the web as a tool, to compete with native platforms makes it irrelevant for Google, but Google doesn’t speaks for everyone. Without engine diversity the web is no longer open, and that is its largest appeal over native.

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  5. Retweeted
    Jan 26

    Important post about why having multiple browser engines matters. I’d add that the modern movement to take web privacy seriously would never have happened in a single-engine world.

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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 24

    Earlier today, some of the awesome folks at posted about their work to bring ResizeObserver to WebKit. This API is really useful for advanced responsive designs.

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 23

    If you're not familiar with Safari Technology Preview, it's a preview build of Safari+WebKit with upcoming new web platform features and bug fixes. Similar to Chrome Dev Channel or Firefox Developer Edition. Get it here:

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 23

    STP 99 is a very much worth trying and testing. It includes the end of plugin support (including Flash) and other changes that we'd really like testing and feedback on.

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  9. Retweeted
    Jan 23

    Web Inspector Tip: you can use local overrides to test modifications or debug HTML and JavaScript content loaded over the network instead of updating the file on your server.

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  10. Retweeted
    Jan 16

    Yesterday I discovered Webkit’s “Inspector Bootstrap Script” from their excellent (and seemingly new) Web Inspector documentation. Today I used it to automatically translate some unreadable JSON-like payload into readable actual JSON. Thanks team!

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  11. Retweeted
    Jan 16

    I posted this yesterday because I saw people tweeting that we're heading for a WebKit-only world. (a) I think they mean Blink-only. (b) Not on our watch.

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  12. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    My deepest sympathies to everyone affected by the Mozilla layoffs. If anyone would like to think about positions on WebKit or Safari, my DMs are open.

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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Good news! Class fields in WebKit! Good job Team Igalia & Team Apple!

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  14. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Nice. Safari’s web inspector is still leagues ahead for simplicity too

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  15. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Mozilla layoff... I am afraid of Chrome domination.

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  16. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    The Mozilla news sucks. If you've lost your job and are looking for something similar (both in topic and underdogginess), I might be able to help.

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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Hey, the Web Inspector finally has proper docs. Nice!

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  18. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Today is a good day to remind people that Blink and WebKit are not the same thing. Blink is the browser engine used by Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. WebKit is the browser engine used by Safari, among others. Blink forked a while ago. The two are quite different now.

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  19. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Take a look at the new Web Inspector reference docs too. Lots more tips and tricks to be found there.

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  20. Retweeted
    Jan 8

    Safari Tech Preview 98 now supports the clamp() function, and has better calc() support. Check it out!

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  21. Retweeted
    27 Dec 2019
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