Scott and Wes break down why your CSS might suck—from misusing specificity to not leveraging CSS variables. Tune in as they dive into common pitfalls that are making your stylesheets a hot mess.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:33 Breakdancing in the Olympics.
- 05:29 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 05:44 Why your CSS sucks.
- 07:01 You’re styling the wrong element.
- 11:01 Nesting too deep.
- 12:37 You don’t understand specificity.
- 14:56 Your classes don’t use a system.
- 16:24 You’re using values instead of CSS vars.
- 20:16 You don’t understand block vs inline vs inline-block.
- 21:16 You aren’t using the right tool for the job.
- 24:15 You’re setting the value in too many places.
- 24:31 You’re scoping to tightly or not tightly enough.
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