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CSS: Styling the Web & Learning Through Content w/ Kevin Powell

Mar 21, 2024

Kevin Powell, the King of CSS, and Matt discuss the relevance of popular CSS toolkits vs. vanilla CSS, tutorial hell, browser support, educational content absorption, and more. They explore the evolution of CSS naming conventions, mastering vanilla CSS, navigating front-end development tools, and the advantages of using the web development tool Astro. The podcast also touches on Git learning, early CSS layout jobs, and the challenges of web development learning.

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Quick takeaways

Mastering core CSS skills is crucial for a strong foundation in web development, advocating for learning vanilla CSS before advanced tools like SASS or Tailwind CSS.

Evolution of CSS naming conventions like BEM is discussed, noting diminishing relevance in 2024 due to utility classes, scoped components in frameworks, and improved CSS scoping capabilities.

Balancing browser support for CSS features involves evaluating readiness for production, considering partial support and flags to navigate feature adoption across major browsers.

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Importance of Learning Core CSS Skills

Focusing on mastering core CSS skills is emphasized to build a strong foundation for web development. The speaker advocates for learning vanilla CSS before diving into tools like SASS or Tailwind CSS. Understanding the core language facilitates problem-solving and enhances adaptability to newer tools and frameworks.

Introduction

2min

Insights into Daily CSS Content Creation Routine

2min

Content Creation Struggles and CSS Learning Debate

3min

Mastering Vanilla CSS and Navigating Front-end Development Tools

9min

Evolution of CSS Naming Conventions and Browser Support

17min

Navigating the Path of Web Development Learning

24min

Exploring Astro: A Web Developer's Perspective

10min

Navigating Git Learning and Early CSS Layout Jobs

3min

Kevin Powell, known to many as the King of CSS, joins Matt in this packed episode to discuss the current status of CSS, how to tailor your content absorption for learning, and more. The duo discussed whether or not popular CSS toolkits (ie SASS, TailwindCSS) outweigh the need to learn vanilla CSS. They also discussed whether naming conventions like BEM are still relevant since most web developers use frameworks that have localized CSS per component. And that's just getting started, the guys also discussed tutorial hell mitigation, browser support + using features in production, focusing your educational content absorption, and much more.

Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcasts/css-styling-the-web-learning-through-content-w-kevin-powell

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