Be the browser’s mentor, not its micromanager

A presentation at All Day Hey in May 2022 in Leeds, UK by Andy Bell

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Be the browser’s mentor, not its micromanager All Day Hey May 2022

Andy Bell - @hankchizljaw https://set.studio

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I’m going to change how you write CSS

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Fluid Type Fluid Space Flexible Layouts Progressive Enhancement

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We build for everyone Not just for ourselves, or our peer groups

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Everyone should get an excellent user experience

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No one will ever complain about getting a good baseline experience

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Let’s take a look at what we are building buildexcellentwebsit.es

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#AllDayHey buildexcellentwebsit.es

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The “C” in CSS stands for “Come on, Andy, get on with the good stuff”

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CUBE CSS is a CSS methodology that’s orientated towards simplicity, pragmatism and consistency. It’s designed to work with the medium that you’re working in—often the browser—rather than against it.

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cube.fyi

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cube.fyi

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Global CSS Composition Utilities Blocks Exceptions

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Home is where the HTML is

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It gives tools that help others consume the information on websites a head start.

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If the CSS doesn’t load, the website still makes sense!

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Old browsers will still get a good baseline experience

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Get the HTML right and you’ve built a solid foundation. If not, you’re building on sand.

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https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/01/html5-article-section/

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Let’s get stuck into some CSS Programming

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https://piccalil.li/blog/a-modern-css-reset/

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Global CSS Composition Utilities Blocks Exceptions

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Fluid type and fluid space

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https://www.opensignal.com/sites/opensignal-com/files/data/reports/global/data-2015 08/2015_08_fragmentation_report.pdf

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https://www.opensignal.com/sites/opensignal-com/files/data/reports/global/data-2015 08/2015_08_fragmentation_report.pdf

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.my-element { font-size: clamp(2rem, calc(1rem + 5vw), 10rem); }

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Size and space scales

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Step Step Step Step Step 0: 1: 2: 3: 4: 1rem 1.25rem 1.56rem 1.95rem 2.43rem (1 * 1.25) (1.25 * 1.25) (1.56 * 1.25) (1.95 * 1.25)

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Back to our CSS

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Global CSS Composition Utilities Blocks Exceptions

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Global CSS Composition Utilities Blocks Exceptions

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Global CSS Composition Utilities Blocks Exceptions

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https://glitch.com/edit/#!/build-excellent-websites

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We’ve never had it better with browsers

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Build the whole website with Tailwind

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Glitching and flashing

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Go forth and build excellent websites

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Thank you Andy Bell - @hankchizljaw https://set.studio - @setstudiotweets https://swop.link/set-studio