What Is Web Platform Baseline? — Smashing Magazine

In this episode of The Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about Web Platform Baseline. What is it, and how can it help determine your browser support policy? Drew McLellan talks to expert Rachel Andrew to find out.

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Drew: Shes a web developer and technical writer and editor. Shes currently working for Google on the Chrome team where shes a staff technical writer and content lead for web.dev and developer.chrome.com. Prior to Google, she spent 20 years as a freelancer and business owner and shes written almost countless books and articles where she excels at taking complex technical subjects and making them more readily understandable. Shes also an experienced conference speaker, able to deliver a technical talk to teach an audience about CSS layouts or a keynote to inspire them drawing from her wealth of experience developing for the web. So we know shes an experienced technical writer, teacher and developer, but did you know she once taught a Canada goose to make a bourbon cocktail? My smashing friends, please welcome back Rachel Andrew. Hi Rachel, how are you?

Rachel: I’m smashing.

Drew: Welcome back to the podcast. Its been a couple of years and theres been a change of day-to-day role for you.

Rachel: Yes, yes. I guess last...