Tobias Buschor is a Web Application Developer based in Winterthur with 16 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining web applications at shwups GmbH. He blends pragmatic front-end expertise with a long-term commitment to production systems, evidenced by his contributions to an IE11 CSS custom-properties polyfill that tackles nuanced behavior like pseudo-classes and inherited values. A pragmatic open-source advocate—everything he publishes on GitHub is open source—he focuses on practical compatibility and developer-facing improvements such as test pages and integration examples. Tobias brings deep institutional knowledge from a single long-tenured role, which translates into reliable delivery, thoughtful maintenance, and an ability to modernize legacy browser behavior for real-world projects.
CSS variables (Custom Properties) polyfill for IE11
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:26 releases, 276 commits, 21 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Tobias primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of a polyfill for CSS Custom Properties (variables) in Internet Explorer 11. They implemented features related to the parsing and application of custom properties, including handling of different pseudo-classes like `:hover`, `:focus`, and `:active`. The user also focused on enhancing the test page with examples, integration, and better code presentation, reflecting a strong focus on the practical application of their polyfill. Furthermore, the user also added features like supporting inherited values of CSS custom properties, enhancing the core functionality of the project.
Contributions:4 releases, 26 commits, 3 PRs in 4 months
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