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Oliver Dunk

@oliverdunk.com

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Developer Relations Engineer working on Chrome Extensions at Google. Editor in the W3C WebExtensions Community Group. Loves JavaScript, walking/climbing and travel. https://oliverdunk.com https://developer.chrome.com/authors/oliver-dunk

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 6d

I’m also sad we didn’t discover this shared interested in Boston. Next time you are in London, let’s watch something on the west end!

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 6d

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who has ruined my Spotify Wrapped with my Hamilton obsession.

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 7d

Do you think stale issues or those for bugs which are unlikely to be fixed should be closed? Why / why not?

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Paul Kinlan @paul.kinlan.me · 12d

If we started Chrome Dev Summit again, would you be interested in it?

(huh - apparently can't do polls here...), Please reply, Yes or No, or any other answer in between.

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 13d

I see a lot of confusion around if Chrome Extension APIs are cross-browser, and to what extent browsers agree on Manifest V3. What questions would it be most helpful for us to share answers to?

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 21d

Of course haha!

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 23d

Behind the scenes before my @squiggleconf.com talk 👀

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · 24d

Got questions about building Chrome Extensions? We’re recording some new videos for the @developer.chrome.com channel in October, and I’d love suggestions for topics we should cover: www.reddit.com/r/chrome_ext...

From the chrome_extensions community on Reddit: Ask the Google Chrome team about building extensions!

Explore this post and more from the chrome_extensions community

www.reddit.com

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Aug 6

You’re really narrowing the audience that can reply to this 😂

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Aug 4

We’re on Bluesky now!

Chrome for Developers @developer.chrome.com · Aug 4

We're kicking this Bluesky party up a notch 🎉 and here to give developers what they want (what they really, really want)!

What Chrome features and topics would you like to learn more about?

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jul 24

I’ll be speaking at DevFest Nantes! I’m doing a wizard themed talk, so I’m planning to learn a magic trick to perform at the start of my session - wish me luck!

GDG Nantes @gdgnantes.bsky.social · Jul 23

🧙 Les oracles ont parlé…
📜 Le programme du DevFest Nantes 2025 est révélé !
Talks, ateliers, figures tech mythiques : tout est prêt pour ton épopée.
📅 RDV les 16 & 17 oct à Nantes
🔗 devfest2025.gdgnantes.com/schedule

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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · Jul 11

I made a quiz about the JS Date parser is. It's very easy and you will score very high.

jsdate.wtf

new Date("wtf")

How well do you know JavaScript's Date class?

jsdate.wtf

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 30

Yes, it would be great to say hello! Do let me know if you make it.

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 30

Can’t wait! I think this is going to be a great event and I would love to see people there 🙂

SquiggleConf @squiggleconf.com · Jun 30

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Oliver Dunk

@oliverdunk.com will be speaking on: Cross-Browser DevTools with WebExtensions

Did you know the W3C WebExtensions Community Group specifies browser extension APIs & more? Let's explore what that looks like & how to use them.

Schedule & more on: squiggleconf.com

Poster for SquiggleConf 2025, September 18-19 Boston

Cross-Browser DevTools with WebExtensions

Oliver Dunk, Chrome Extensions @ Google, Editor @ W3C WebExtensions CG

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 17

That’s me! Super excited about this event - I’ve heard great things from friends and colleagues.

SquiggleConf @squiggleconf.com · Jun 17

📣 We're proud to announce today the speakers for SquiggleConf 2025!

This amazing list of people are going to give talks on the latest and greatest in web dev tooling. SquiggleConf 2025 is going to be a wonderful time. We hope to see you there! 💙

squiggleconf.com

Meet this year's amazing speakers
SquiggleConf 2025
September 18-19 Boston

Anthony Fu

Jake Bailey

Shelley Vohr

TJ DeVries

Maddy Montaquila

Oliver Medhurst

Dominic Nguyen

Oliver Dunk

Mattia Manzati

Giacomo Cavalieri

Amy Dutton

David Sherret

Jessica Garson

Alexander Lichter

Nicolò Ribaudo

Michelle Bakels

Pete Gonzalez

Dylan Goings

(MC) Fatima Sarah Khalid

(MC) Nick Nisi

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 17

This looks awesome! I’m not sure if I can make it but I’ll try 👀

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 16

Had a great evening at @tldraw.com’s “good content for developers but how” event.

Great talks from @todepond.com, @neoeno.bsky.social and @mattpocock.com.

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 15

Just read “Everything is Tuberculosis” by John Green - A fascinating perspective on how our biases affect medical treatment in the 21st century.

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 7

I’ll be there!

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · Jun 7

Thanks for putting it together! It’s a great talk 🙂

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Oliver Turner @oliverturner.cloud · Jun 7

Had a lovely surprise yesterday: @oliverdunk.com reached out to let me know that my talk at #SvelteLondon about building cross-browser extensions was featured on the Chrome Developer blog 🥳

#Svelte #WXT

What's happening in Chrome Extensions, June 2025 | Blog | Chrome for Developers

An overview of the recent changes in Chrome Extensions, plus exciting upcoming extensions features developers can look forward to.

developer.chrome.com

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Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · May 27

Absolutely! Feel free to ask here or let me know if there’s somewhere else you’d rather chat.

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · May 8

I bought some Sonos speakers and I’m quickly becoming the person that complains when something isn’t Dolby Atmos 😂

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · May 8

Yes!

Oliver Dunk @oliverdunk.com · May 8

@oliverturner.cloud @scottspence.dev I sent you both a message on Mastodon, I’m not sure if you saw it yet 🙂

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