Exploring CSS Pseudo Classes and the Demise of Clearfix

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about some of the CSS Trends and Usage for 2022 as documented by the Web Almanac - and give some great cleaning tips along the way.

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 02:15 Cleaning Sick Pick
• Bar Keepers Friend
• 04:40 Web Almanac
• Web Almanac
• 08:23 CSS stylesheets size grow
• 09:49 Popular CSS Class names
• 15:29 How many websites use !important?
• 18:11 Popular pseudo classes
• 20:27 Sponsor: Prismic
• 21:38 CSS Attribute Selectors
• 27:03 Most popular units
• 32:23 calc properties
• 33:13 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 35:15 Top operators when using calc
• 36:21 Custom Property Names
• 37:39 Property Value types
• 38:00 Functions
• 39:27 Color names
• 42:02 Format of color
• 43:50 Most popular gardient on the web
• 47:27 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 47:57 We don’t know the web
• 50:39 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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• Scott: Dawn
• Wes: Flat speaker wire

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