No, CSS is awesome. CSS is better than ever and it is only getting better. And that is why I built DOOM in CSS. Every wall, floor, barrel, and imp is a , positioned in 3D space using CSS transforms. The game logic runs in JavaScript, but the rendering is entirely CSS. You can play it right now.

Why? Because I wanted to find the limits of what a browser can do. See how powerful modern CSS is. And because it’s DOOM. In CSS. Do you really need more of a reason?

CSS subgrid is perfect for WordPress and other CMS content that is spat out as a giant blob of HTML. We basically have to centre the content wrapper for top-level prose to look presentable. With the technique I’ve shown we can break out more complex block patterns and then use subgrid to align their contents back inside. It only takes a single class to start!

CSS containment lets you isolate layout and paint work to self-contained ‘islands’. Here’s what each contain value does and how to use it safely.

Creating rectangles, circles, and rounded rectangles is the basic of CSS. Creating more complex CSS shapes such as triangles, hexagons, stars, hearts, etc. is more challenging but still a simple task if we rely on modern features.

Marking up navigation is pretty straightforward, but here’s a nice reminder on how the aria-label should be written.