Small and tiny things đź”—
E-pals! One of my favorite things about the web is how the addition of a tiny and almost insignificant new property can delete hundreds of lines of e [...]
Robin Rendle
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The space between websites đź”—
i. # Despite being famous around the world as a “CSS entrepreneur” and being “extremely annoying about fonts” I must admit to a mistake here and there [...]
Behavior wrappers đź”—
Two quick things this week. First, my favorite CSS trick I’ve seen in a while followed by even more thoughts about web components. (I am sorry that I [...]
Thanksgiving RSS Roundup đź”—
This weekend is a quick one with just five things to read since I’m still recovering from all the pies and baked goods of Thanksgiving. The brisk and [...]
CSS is not a natural disaster đź”—
First a quick note, then some excellent feedback from readers. Then, finally, the future. i. # This week I spotted a great reminder from Michelle Bark [...]
“Shadow DOM is not a good default” 🔗
Friends! Last week I rambled out loud about web components and how their true magic lies in extending HTML. Heck, Jeremy even called them “HTML web co [...]
Why Web Components đź”—
Friends! I’m a few days late with this edition so let’s jump straight in. i. # Sometimes text can look weird and, depending on how many lines and the [...]
The Universal Library đź”—
Friends! This week, two things. i. # It took me a long time to figure out why color-mix() is so neat and why I’d need it as a developer. But it wasn’t [...]
What Would HTML Do? đź”—
Friends! This weekend I’ve come down with a bad cough/flu so I’m going to keep typing and then stop when I stop. Apologies in advance if this whole th [...]
Color Me Curious đź”—
I’ve got a terrible thing to admit. It’s something unforgivable, something so dark and heinous that I’ve waited years to tell you all out of fear of b [...]
CSS is a liberal art đź”—
Friends! Welcome to The Cascade, a newsletter about the past, present, and future of CSS. I’m your host, Robin Rendle, and to kick things off we’re go [...]