CSS articles

Articles related to styling using either the plain CSS language, pre or post processors, tools, frameworks, or methologies.

CSS
May 28, 2022
CSS-in-JS misconceptions
Despite its versatility and potential, CSS-in-JS received a significant kickback from the community. We'll analyze the most recurring misconceptions, shedding some light regarding what CSS-in-JS is, but more importantly, what CSS-in-JS is not.
CSS
January 24, 2022
The evolution of scalable CSS
The evolution of scalable CSS is a multi-part chronicle, intended to document the progress of tools and practices that enable us to write maintainable CSS at scale. It covers CSS scalability issues, CSS processors, essential good practices, methodologies, semantic and atomic CSS, styles encapsulation, CSS-in-JS, and type-safe CSS with Typescript.
CSS
September 06, 2021
CSS-in-JS styles output methods
There are two mutually exclusive methods that CSS-in-JS libraries use to generate and ship styles to the browser: Runtime Stylesheets and Static CSS Extraction. Both methods have benefits and downsides, so let’s analyze them in detail.
CSS
November 06, 2020
Definition lists with grid layout
In this post, we'll examine various implementations for a given layout, using both flex and grid, debating the robustness of each approach. The layout contains a horizontal list of 3 key-value pairs, the values being displayed beneath the labels.