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Issue #269

June 14, 2017

Locally Scoped CSS Variables: What, How, and Why

Locally Scoped CSS Variables: What, How, and Why

Una Kravets explains how leveraging CSS Variable scope can improve the size, specificity, and semantics of your stylesheets.

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Celebrate the Web by Using Another Browser than Google’s Chrome

Celebrate the Web by Using Another Browser than Google’s Chrome

David Heinemeier Hansson on why you should try to incorporate a browser other than Chrome into your routine.

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Articles & Tutorials

Thoughts on Self-Documenting CSS

Keith J. Grant shares his thoughts on self-documenting CSS.

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Fun with Viewport Units

Miriam Suzanne demonstrates a couple of creative use-cases for viewport units.

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How the minmax() Function Works

Ire Aderinokun explains how the minmax() function of CSS Grid works.

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An Intro to Web Components with Otters

Monica Dinculescu, with a little help from otters, will tell you what Web Components are and teach you how to use them.

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70% Repetition in Style Sheets: Data on How We Fail at CSS Optimization

Jens Oliver Meiert looks at the CSS of top 200 content websites and draws some interesting conclusions. (We repeat ourselves too much.)

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Inspiration

Flexbox Zombies

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Until Next Week

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