# Scott Tolinski

> Scott Tolinski is a web developer, podcaster, and educator best known as co-host of Syntax.fm - widely regarded as the most popular web development podcast in the world. He founded Level Up Tutorials in 2012 after a breakdancing injury sidelined him, building it into a library of 2,000+ video tutorials with 350,000+ subscribers before it was acquired by Sentry. Now serving as Executive Producer at Sentry, Scott co-hosts Syntax alongside Wes Bos, releasing two episodes per week covering JavaScript, SvelteKit, CSS, and modern web development. Outside the keyboard, he is a dedicated B-boy (breakdancer) and avid snowboarder based in Denver, Colorado.

- **Role:** Executive Producer at Sentry (Syntax.fm)
- **Organizations:** Sentry, Syntax.fm, Level Up Tutorials (founded)
- **From:** Michigan, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Performing Arts Technology (Music Technology), University of Michigan
- **Known for:** Co-host of Syntax.fm, widely considered the most popular web development podcast, Founded Level Up Tutorials in 2012, building 2,000+ video tutorials before acquisition, Level Up Tutorials grew to 350,000+ YouTube subscribers and 10M+ views

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Built first HTML website on Angelfire for his middle school band
- **2004-2008** — Attended University of Michigan, studied Performing Arts Technology; worked as projectionist, self-taught web development
- **2008-2011** — Freelance web development; built e-commerce site with Magento for family business
- **2011** — First official web dev role at Michigan agency Q LTD in Ann Arbor; met collaborator Ben Schaefer
- **2012** — Suffered concussion from breakdancing injury in February; co-founded Level Up Tutorials with Ben Schaefer in March 2012
- **2012-2014** — Grew Level Up Tutorials YouTube channel to 250,000 subscribers; produced ~9 videos per week
- **2014** — Moved to Denver, Colorado; joined startup (a disaster experience)
- **2015** — Quit startup job; launched Syntax podcast with Wes Bos the same day; went full-time on Level Up Tutorials
- **2015-2022** — Scaled Level Up Tutorials to 2,000+ tutorials, 350,000+ subscribers, 10M+ views; launched premium subscription platform
- **2022-2023** — Level Up Tutorials acquired by Sentry; Scott joined Sentry as Executive Producer for Syntax podcast
- **2024** — Named GitHub Star again for 2024; transitioned Level Up Tutorials YouTube to Syntax YouTube channel
- **2025** — Suffered concussion in February; spoke internationally at conferences; reflected on decade of content creation
- **2026** — Continues as Executive Producer at Sentry; co-hosts Syntax with Wes Bos releasing 2 episodes per week

## Achievements

- Co-host of Syntax.fm, widely considered the most popular web development podcast
- Founded Level Up Tutorials in 2012, building 2,000+ video tutorials before acquisition
- Level Up Tutorials grew to 350,000+ YouTube subscribers and 10M+ views
- Named GitHub Star in 2024
- Over 800 podcast episodes produced for Syntax
- International conference speaker and MC
- Rebuilt Level Up Tutorials platform from React to SvelteKit
- Built entire e-commerce and video streaming platform solo for levelup.video

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Syntax Snack Pack newsletter continuing, Syntax podcast releasing 2 episodes per week
- **2025-12** — Published 2025 yearly reflection on tolin.ski; spoke at major web development conferences internationally
- **2025-07** — Spoke at GitNation on 'Keeping Up with The Fast and Furious Web'
- **2024-01** — Named GitHub Star again for 2024; formally merged Level Up Tutorials YouTube into Syntax YouTube channel
- **2023-01** — Syntax acquired by Sentry; Scott joins as Executive Producer

## Links

- Website: https://tolin.ski
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/stolinski
- GitHub: https://github.com/stolinski
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadHP6yhN8KlKxW0dh5R7NA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/

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Last updated: 2026-04-21