Anders Ruud
Software Engineer, Chrome at Google
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolAnders Ruud is a C++-focused software engineer with a decade of experience building browsers, currently contributing to Chrome at Google from Oslo. He brings deep protocol and rendering knowledge from long tenures at Opera and FINN.no, and a strong academic foundation with an MSc in Computer Science. Anders is an active contributor to W3C CSS specifications—working on features like scroll animations, container queries and Houdini @property—helping shape web standards used by millions. Known for pragmatic, detail-oriented engineering, he combines front-end spec work with low-level implementation skills, a blend that’s rare among browser engineers. Outside core development he’s described himself playfully as a “baby inspector,” hinting at a personable, on-the-ground approach to team life and product quality.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Technology at Oslo University CollegeMaster of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Github Skills (5)
css10
syntax10
cssom10
media-queries9
documentation8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
w3c/css-houdini-drafts
Jun 2018 - Mar 2022
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 28 commits, 37 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Anders primarily contributed to the CSS Houdini drafts repository by modifying the specifications for the CSS Properties & Values API. Their work included removing and clarifying aspects of the API, such as removing `unregisterProperty`, explaining relative URLs, requiring the `inherits` property, and describing font-relative unit cycles. The user also made changes to address computed value calculations and syntax strings. Furthermore, the user contributed to @property, improving overall CSS specification clarity.
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w3c/csswg-drafts
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
CSS Working Group Editor Drafts
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:59 reviews, 10 commits, 89 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Anders primarily contributes to the CSS Working Group Editor Drafts repository, focusing on implementing and documenting CSS features. Their work involves defining and refining the syntax and behavior of new CSS specifications related to areas such as scroll animations, container queries, and the @scope rule. The user actively addresses issues, makes revisions to the draft specifications, and integrates code differences, contributing to the standardization of CSS.
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