Wes and Scott talk about the future of CSS - what is new and what should we expect to be coming in the near future?

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The Show Notes!

03:30

• IT'S NOT CALLED CSS4
• You can find the different levels over at CSS Working Group Drafts

06:24

• CSS Custom Properties (CSS Variables)
• Bite and chew over the syntax - it's backwards compatible
• What's the difference between this and Sass/Less/Stylus?

JavaScript30.com Day 3 uses JavaScript + CSS Variables

CSS Tricks: The CSS attr() function got nothin’ on custom properties

Independent Transforms - transform: rotateX(var(--x)) translateY(var(--y));

19:20

• CSS Filters
• Drop Shadow Filter
• SVG Filters

28:20

• RRGGBBAA
• Hex transparency in colors

31:00

• Colour Functions
• CSS Next
• Draft Spec for Color Functions

36:00

• CSS Level 4 Selectors
• ITS NOT CSS4!!!!!!
• css4.rocks

40:00

• nth-of-selectoed
• :nth-child(3n of img.dog)
• div:has(img)

44:00

• Some not-so-new-but-still-cool units
• Viewport Units
• min-height: 100vh
• ch units
• ex units

CSS Angles - deg(), grad(), rad(), turn() Sick Picks

• Scott: Google Pixel 2 XL

Wes: Anker 5 Port 40w USB Charger

Anker 10 Port 60w USB Charger

Anker 5 Port 60w with a USB-C Port

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