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CSS… 5?
We can’t just call everything after CSS3 “CSS4” because it’s just… too much. Flexbox ain’t exactly new. So we’ll put that and stuff of it’s era into a “CSS4” bucket, and then put a lot of the newer stuff into a “CSS5” bucket, and anything newer than that into a “Future/Next” bucket until it gets sectioned off.
Generating text colors with CSS
Can we emulate the upcoming CSS
contrast-color()
function via CSS features that have already widely shipped? And if so, what are the tradeoffs involved and how to best balance them?
The Times You Need A Custom @property Instead Of A CSS Variable
Preethi Sam walks through an example that demonstrates where custom properties are more suitable than variables while showcasing the greater freedom and flexibility that custom properties provide for designing complex, refined animations.
I’m worried about the tabbing behaviour, rather than the syntax and name of CSS masonry
There’s a lot of chatter about CSS masonry at the moment. Should it be called “masonry” and should it be grid? Let’s worry about the basics first.
Beyond CSS Media Queries
Juan Diego Rodriguez explains why media queries still occupy a vital role in responsive layouts; only they are now one tool in a larger toolbox with modern techniques that are best when used together.
Videos
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Hints and Suggestions
The web is fundamentally different from other platforms, built around a radically political vision for resilience and user-control. CSS takes that to another level, attempting the almost absurd task of collaborative styling across devices and interfaces and languages. This is a quick dive into the origins of the web, and CSS in particular—the design constraints, and the range of strange proposals, and how we got where we are. By the end, we see the CSS is Awesome meme in a whole new light.
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