CSS Criticism Often Stems from Insufficient Learning Rather Than Technical Flaws
By
Brajeshwar
4mo ago· 4 min readenOpinion
75/100
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Summary
The article argues that many developers complain about CSS being difficult or poorly designed without actually taking the time to properly learn it. The author suggests that CSS, like any programming language, requires dedicated learning and practice, and that much of the frustration stems from insufficient understanding rather than inherent flaws in the technology itself.
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The reality is, you can say that about pretty much every programming language. Though people like to point out that CSS is not one.
But do we ever set time to learn CSS?
Every time I hear someone complaining about how much CSS sucks, I have one question: Did you ever learn CSS? The words want to burst out of my lips but I stay silent and keep to myself. When I was muc

