I’m convinced 40%+ of the anti-CSS complaining is out of frustration from folks who haven’t actually learned how Specificity works. I wrote CSS for five years before I knew this is a thing I needed to learn. It was @mholzschlag who taught me, at a presentation she gave in NYC.

I've been thinking a lot about this issue today and don't think it's an issue of anti-css but what is fast and easy. An example is encouraging inline CSS, or cheating with a !important without knowing where a conflict is, causing potentially more conflicts down the road ...

Too much focus in the last years on performance over quality browser development and the nuances that exist between them. I made an entire career on the subject! And it feels crappy because we didn't keep at it after 2015 and the rise of frameworks. I'm going to do a mini-series.

I would love to see a mini series from you! Let me know if I can help — at minimum by promoting it.

It was getting no traction, but it was during a less active time for me. I would absolutely be grateful for any spread like butter. We need all the tools, and we need to use them well. There's a reason a hammer has a long handle. :)

Are you thinking a series of articles? Videos? Something else?

I was doing 140 character focused tweets with an image which is kind of cool because recycling them gets nuances across. I have a "CSS for Developers" presentation I did for a conference. It needs dusting off and updating, I could do that on video? What do you think?

I think video can be a great way to teach in today’s world. 😉 For many people, it’s much easier to understand complex topics when watching & hearing a person explain it. We do need something more in-depth than Tweets. Dust off the old presentation. ❤️ Most folks today are new.