Issue #340
Learn how cascading in CSS actually works, why you should inline and cache your critical CSS, how box alignment works, and more.

Inlining or Caching? Both Please!
Scott Jehl explores how can Service Worker and Caching APIs enable caching for inline code (critical CSS).
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Articles & Tutorials
Five Years of PostCSS: State of the Union
Andrey Sitnik on the past, the present and the future of PostCSS.
Box Alignment
In this talk, Chen Hui Jing dives into how box alignment works, covers its interactions with other key parts of CSS layout, and shows how this module will continue to evolve, making layout even easier moving forward.
Why Can’t We Use Functional CSS and Regular CSS at the Same Time?
Robin Rendle shares some thoughts on combining functional and regular CSS.
Why I Use the BEM Naming Convention for My CSS
Kevin Powell gives a short introduction to BEM and outlines why you should, at the very least, use some sort of naming convention for your CSS.
Writing Text Descriptions
Léonie Watson explains why text descriptions for images are among the most basic of accessibility requirements, but also amongst the most difficult to get right.
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Tools
A11Y Style Guide
Style guide and pattern library promoting accessible components and WCAG compliance criteria.
Squoosh
Squoosh is a handy web app that compresses and compares images with different codecs.
Inspiration

You Might Not Need JavaScript
Una Kravets showcases a number of functional UI components built with just HTML and CSS.
Until Next Week
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Happy coding,
Zoran Jambor

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