Links

Next-level frosted glass with backdrop-filter
Glassy headers have become a core part of the “slick startup” UI toolkit, but they’re all missing that final 10% that really makes it shine. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the most realistic lush frosted glass anywhere on the internet.
Stacked Transforms
A look at what happens when you add a whole list of transforms to an element, and how that interacts with
animation-composition
.
How to Use ARIA Roles and Properties Effectively
ARIA is powerful, but it should be used sparingly. The best approach is: Use semantic HTML whenever possible; Add ARIA only when necessary; Test with real assistive technologies; By following these best practices, you’ll ensure your web applications work seamlessly for all users—whether they use a mouse, a keyboard, or a screen reader.
A handy use of subgrid to enhance a simple layout
subgrid
in CSS is really handy for getting a nice level of design detail in place, especially in terms of maintaining a nice reading line, as Andy shows in this article.
CSS Intelligence: Speculating On The Future Of A Smarter Language
CSS has evolved from a purely presentational language into one with growing logical powers — thanks to features like container queries, relational pseudo-classes, and the
if()
function. Is it still just for styling, or is it becoming something more? Gabriel Shoyombo explores how smart CSS has become over the years, where it is heading, the challenges it addresses, whether it is becoming too complex, and how developers are reacting to this shift.
Videos

Scope in CSS
I hate to be the one to tell you but writing CSS is half thinking about scope. You don’t always need them, but there are plenty of tools out there that help with scoping one way or another. They are worth considering as they help with a variety of problems a team can run into while building and maintaining a website. CSS itself is getting in on the action with
@scope
, a relatively new at-rule. It’s got some interesting tricks up it’s sleeve, but doesn’t do the same sort of things that build tools can do related to scope. So I guess we’d better talk about it all together.
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