Exploring CSS Scoping: Techniques and Challenges

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This chapter discusses different CSS scoping techniques and tools, alongside the creators' views on their usability and effectiveness. It emphasizes the benefits and challenges of managing styled components, including recent advancements like the CSS at scope rule.

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about CSS components, including class-based components, CSS modules, scoped CSS, utility CSS, and CSS-in-JS strategies. They share their thoughts, what differentiates these approaches, and why you may (or may not) want to use them.

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00:00 - Welcome to Syntax!
01:30 - Brought to you by Sentry.io.
02:11 - What makes a good CSS component system?
07:54 - Component vs part of a component
13:26 - CSS Modules
15:56 - Scoped CSS
- @scope - (82% support!) ff behind flag
  - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@scope
21:07 - How is Panda different from style components?
- Panda
- StyleX
00:00 - Utility CSS
- TailwindCSS
- Uno
31:08 - Utility Sprinkles
34:13 - CSS variables
- open-props.style