Testing Browser Limits with Infinite CSS Values
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OuterVale
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Summary
The article explores the limits of browser engines by testing how they handle infinite values in CSS properties. The author conducts experiments using the 'infinity' keyword to push browsers to their finite limits, revealing insights into their behavior and constraints.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThis is a perfect outer-limits probe! By which I mean, if I hand a browser values that are effectively infinite by way of the 'infinity' keyword, it will necessarily end up clamping to something finite, thus revealing how far it’s able or willing to go for that property.
The first thing I did was exactly what Andy proposed, with a few extras to zero out box model extras.
In which I push browser engines to their finite limits using infinite values.
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