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

31:00

36:00

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()

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