Quick one as we head into the holidays!

General Musings with Kevin Powell · Intermediate ·🌐 Frontend Engineering ·2y ago

Key Takeaways

Kevin Powell discusses the latest developments in CSS, sharing interesting links and resources, and touches on the rapid progress of CSS features and browser support.

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hello my friend and friends and welcome to my podcast General musings and of course happy holidays to all of those who are celebrating this time of year my name is Kevin and this podcast is the audio version of my weekly Sunday newsletter where I talk about whatever is front of mine for me in any given week usually in some way that's related to front-end development as well as share interesting links and resources that I've come across in the past week and share what I've been up to as well this week is going to be a little of a shorter episode than usual thanks to the holiday season being upon us and also I'll be skipping next week before kicking things back off on the first Sunday of 2024 I'm still trying to find a format that works well for this podcast and I'll probably be experimenting with it a little bit more in the new year because as I said it's the audio version of my weekly Sunday newsletter but newsletters are a lot better at sharing links than podcasts are and this week's newsletter is basically just a whole bunch of links and I'll make sure to dump all of those in the show notes if you do want to dive into them but I do think they lead to a little bit of an interesting discussion that I want to have because they share something in common which is how amazing CSS is starting to become not that it wasn't amazing before but it's incredible where it's headed to and as we head into 2024 it amazes me how much CSS has changed just in the past year alone it's incredible how many new things we have at our disposal now and the other cool thing is seeing how quickly all of the browsers are actually getting behind these new features it's it's kind of wild to me it sucks when a new feature is added and then we have to wait around before we can actually use it in production and we see that now of course with a lot of these new things that are coming out but in the past that wait until we could use something in production would easily be double or longer compared to how long we're having to wait now anyway I said it was going to be a short one and that's because that's it for this week as I said the links to a whole bunch of stuff are in the show notes below and just a little bit of housekeeping before I do let you go though in last week's episode I mentioned a year in review as well as a what's to come in 2024 episode and I think I got my schedules mixed up because as I said the intro of this I'm going to be taking next week off and then that episode will be the first one that we're going to have to kick off 2024 until then thank you so much for listening and until next time don't forget to make your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome

Original Description

A shorter episode than normal as we head into the holidays. **Other awesome stuff around the web:** - Stephanie Eckles 12-days of Web: https://12daysofweb.dev/ - Oh No, Overflow! https://css-irl.info/oh-no-overflow/ - Observation: color-mix and currentColor: https://blog.kizu.dev/color-mix-current-color/ - Elevate your CSS debugging skills with these Chrome DevTools tricks in 2024: https://utilitybend.com/blog/elevate-your-css-debugging-skills-with-these-chrome-devtools-tricks-in-2024 **What I’ve been up to this week:** - Incredible scroll-based animations with CSS-only: https://youtu.be/UmzFk68Bwdk - The man behind some of the craziest CSS I’ve ever seen: https://youtu.be/QmpH0KbjOqY - Use this instead of `:focus` in your CSS: https://youtube.com/shorts/FHgnhnUwwQM?feature=share - How I use AI to boost my productivity while Coding: https://youtu.be/t3vT5po8QxE My primary YouTube channel where I teach frontend development, with a strong focus on CSS: https://youtube.com/@kevinpowell ✉ The written version of my newsletter: https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell
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2 When you feel like you're losing motivation
When you feel like you're losing motivation
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3 Are you sure you want to freelance?
Are you sure you want to freelance?
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4 How I use Notion to help stay on task
How I use Notion to help stay on task
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5 The problem with learning roadmaps
The problem with learning roadmaps
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6 My curse
My curse
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7 The CSS Mindset
The CSS Mindset
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8 My simple technique for a better work/life balance
My simple technique for a better work/life balance
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9 Grids auto-fit syntax is weird at first but its amazing
Grids auto-fit syntax is weird at first but its amazing
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10 When you don’t know where to start
When you don’t know where to start
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11 Making the browser do the work for us
Making the browser do the work for us
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12 Why mobile-first isn't always best
Why mobile-first isn't always best
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13 The problem with following tutorials
The problem with following tutorials
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14 make your navigation work with one line of css  video
make your navigation work with one line of css video
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15 Am I cursed?
Am I cursed?
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16 Keeping up momentum with self-paced learning
Keeping up momentum with self-paced learning
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17 Understanding vs Knowing how to do something
Understanding vs Knowing how to do something
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18 Supercharge your learning
Supercharge your learning
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19 Supercharge your learning
Supercharge your learning
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20 Why is CSS so frustrating for so many people?
Why is CSS so frustrating for so many people?
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21 How people's struggles with CSS evolve over time
How people's struggles with CSS evolve over time
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22 How do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?
How do you know you're ready to start applying for jobs?
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23 Is 54 units too many units, or not enough?
Is 54 units too many units, or not enough?
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24 Two important dev skills that don’t get enough attention
Two important dev skills that don’t get enough attention
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25 It took me 6 years to realize I had a great idea
It took me 6 years to realize I had a great idea
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26 Don't rely on this non-existent optimization
Don't rely on this non-existent optimization
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Quick one as we head into the holidays!
Quick one as we head into the holidays!
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28 Taking a short break
Taking a short break
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29 Is HTML the easiest, or hardest, to get right?
Is HTML the easiest, or hardest, to get right?
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30 How teaching helped me become a better developer
How teaching helped me become a better developer
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31 Answering your questions - Mailbag episode
Answering your questions - Mailbag episode
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32 A conversation with Una Kravets: The rapid evolution of CSS and hobbies outside of work
A conversation with Una Kravets: The rapid evolution of CSS and hobbies outside of work
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33 It's easy to get stuck in our ways
It's easy to get stuck in our ways
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34 How much browser support is enough?
How much browser support is enough?
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35 A conversation with the person who inspired my channel, Travis Neilson
A conversation with the person who inspired my channel, Travis Neilson
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36 I felt like I was taking a step backward
I felt like I was taking a step backward
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37 A conversation with Clark Sell
A conversation with Clark Sell
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38 The slow adoption of new CSS features
The slow adoption of new CSS features
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39 Why does CSS keep getting more complex?
Why does CSS keep getting more complex?
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40 I hate that people say stuff like this...
I hate that people say stuff like this...
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41 Why You Should Learn CSS Grid Before Flexbox
Why You Should Learn CSS Grid Before Flexbox
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42 Don't overthink it
Don't overthink it
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43 Why competition is a good thing
Why competition is a good thing
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44 ADHD as a dev can be a blessing (or a curse!)
ADHD as a dev can be a blessing (or a curse!)
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45 ADHD can help developers be more creative
ADHD can help developers be more creative
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46 Gain inertia with very small easy tasks
Gain inertia with very small easy tasks
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47 Dev work might be the best job for someone with ADHD
Dev work might be the best job for someone with ADHD
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48 You don't need to be hyper to have ADHD
You don't need to be hyper to have ADHD
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49 Navigating ADHD as a developer
Navigating ADHD as a developer
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50 Nerding out about CSS with Adam Argyle
Nerding out about CSS with Adam Argyle
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51 Is productivity a lie?
Is productivity a lie?
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52 So much new CSS stuff! How can we keep up?!
So much new CSS stuff! How can we keep up?!
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53 Selective learning
Selective learning
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54 Should you use AI to help you learn?
Should you use AI to help you learn?
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55 Navigating Accessibility Challenges in Web Development
Navigating Accessibility Challenges in Web Development
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56 Teaching Front-end, making sense of CSS, and more with Josh Comeau
Teaching Front-end, making sense of CSS, and more with Josh Comeau
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57 Getting more involved with CSS with Miriam Suzanne
Getting more involved with CSS with Miriam Suzanne
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58 The Unplanned Path: Finding Passion in Teaching and CSS
The Unplanned Path: Finding Passion in Teaching and CSS
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59 Navigating CSS Layout Decisions
Navigating CSS Layout Decisions
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60 The future of CSS layouts: a new unified approach
The future of CSS layouts: a new unified approach
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Kevin Powell shares his thoughts on the latest CSS developments, highlights interesting web development resources, and discusses the rapid progress of CSS features and browser support. This episode is a great resource for front-end developers looking to stay updated on the latest trends and features.

Key Takeaways
  1. Explore the 12 Days of Web resource
  2. Check out the Oh No, Overflow! article
  3. Read about the color-mix and currentColor observation
💡 The rapid progress of CSS features and browser support is making it an exciting time for front-end development.

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