post: the eras of css

Author: robinrendle

notes/the-eras-of-css.md

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+layout: layouts/note.njk
+title: The eras of CSS
+date: 2024-11-29 10:03:00 -08:00
+tags:
+  - web design
+city: San Francisco
+country: CA
+extract:
+  "Without them, I wouldn’t be a designer."
+---
+
+I wouldn’t have become a designer if it wasn’t for CSS3 and HTML5. They came together at _just_ the right time and captured everything that was so exciting about publishing and typography on the web. And I was drawn towards the web because of this groundswell of excitement.
+
+Now that I think of it, there’s a few reasons why I support big X.X releases for CSS and HTML. First, because it’s a great marketing campaign for bringing in new designers and folks who might be interested in making things for the web. Second, I reckon it helps combat the eternal silliness of “full-stack” engineering and folks looking down their noses at the front-end. Third, I think it helps teach these new features and reduces the stress of having to keep up to date on every new feature that ships.
+
+I read a note the other day from an engineer who described their feelings of anxiety and being completely overwhelmed by the flurry of new CSS features. I get this! But I reckon if you package those features up it becomes easier to let everyone know that, yes, these features are ready to go and are a substantial upgrade that are worth taking the time to learn all in one go.
+
+Even if the numbers are a bit arbritrary, their impact surely ain’t.