what the fuck am I even looking at? Css is to make styles not cure cancer
Interestingly, focus states are used in accessibility. So while this code isn't to cure cancer, it likely does improve the lives of those with different needs.
I see you too are a backend enjoyer who is tired of modern frontend development. I highly recommend reading this:
Thanks for posting this.
Good frontend work is HARD. It requires both design and engineering knowledge, and it's very easy to write unmaintainable or inaccessible code. It also requires a high amount of backend work via BFFs, load balancing, hosting and serving, credential management, and more. The cherry on top is that it's basically all async code.
To be clear, I'm talking about the types of FEs used by thousands internationally, fully adherent to WCAG 2.2 (and above), and with rich interactivity. I'm not talking about someone's hobby project with a couple dozen users at best.
Seeing backend elitists diminish its worth is tiring as all hell. To me, it indicates that the person is either new to the industry or looking for a sense of superiority because they don't understand FE work. It's meaningless and exhausting to read.
Tldr: I agree
The first part of this article is taking about naming, and then heavily implies “CSS/HTML is not a programming language” is equivalent to devaluing front end developers. But that’s not the case, at least not for me.
Front end is hard. It is obnoxiously hard and requires both artistry and technical skill. And it’s critical to the success of anything that has a front end.
But I still say, “CSS/HTML is not a programming language”, because they’re not Turing complete. A programming language is something you can write a program in, without any other languages. It’s a matter of definition, not a matter of valuation. CSS and HTML are difficult and critical to get right but they’re a different kind of thing from programming languages.
I feel like this article is completely missing my point. I've done my share of programming websites but not for the past 2 decades. And now I'm completely lost at reading CSS. I can't make sense of the code shown in the picture. And that's always been my trouble with CSS: the tendency to unnecessarily over-complicate things while reinventing the wheel. They have created a huge barrier for entry to the world of website programming and I think it's a shame.
I see you are a thin skinned idiot that can't understand your own fucking link
I find what most of those people actually mean is: HTML and CSS aren’t scripting languages. Which: a) of course they aren’t; and b) is not really the point at all.
my point is that css is meant to determine appearance and logic should be handled elsewhere.
That’s wizards c
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I miss when CSS was tables. Now I don’t even recognize it with variables and compilers.
It's so much more fun now though! Things like grid layout and flex box have really changed the game. Also idk if you were saying otherwise but this has no variables and is vanilla CSS
I do like flex layout, it’s very cool!
I’ve been out of the css game for a while though, so now I’m totally lost
Now try that but inline! Tailwind gang, where you at
I have not used tailwind personally and I'm a fan of keeping the markup simple but to each their own
I suggest trying it out in a project first to get a good idea of why it's so popular
