Modern CSS Reference: Comparing Outdated Techniques with Native CSS Replacements
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Half-baked but well-meaning. A passing snack.
Summary
modern-css.com is a reference website for web developers that provides side-by-side comparisons of outdated CSS techniques and their modern native replacements. The site covers over 70 CSS properties and features including Grid, custom properties, CSS nesting, container queries, scroll-driven animations, and anchor positioning. It addresses the question of whether CSS preprocessors like Sass or Less are still necessary, noting that many features once exclusive to preprocessors are now built into native CSS, such as CSS custom properties replacing Sass variables.
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It covers 70+ CSS properties and features including Grid, custom properties, CSS nesting, container queries, scroll-driven animations, anchor positioning, and more.
Many features once exclusive to CSS preprocessors are now built into native CSS.
CSS custom properties replace Sass variables, native CSS nesting replaces preprocessor nesting, and container queries offer responsive design capabilities previously requiring JavaScript.
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