Learn CSS

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Post by markodenic » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:10 PM UTC

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by hmoy » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:32 PM UTC

I've always found CSS infuriating to use when working with it (albeit not often). This looks like a clean and easy to follow course so will be one for me to look at over the weekend.

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by raxxorrax » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:33 PM UTC

It has everything, a clear thread, podcasts, code areas and a simple quiz. Really nicely done, thank you, Google!

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by globular-toast » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:36 PM UTC

I've used CSS for close to 15 years. I've just never got around to really learning how it works. Every time I have to do it I manage to just about get by without actually learning it for real. But it's frustrating. I think it's about time I learnt it for real.

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by igh4st » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:39 PM UTC

this is a good resource.

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by sylens » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:41 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #4

I've used CSS for close to 15 years. I've just never got around to really learning how it works. Every time I have to do it I manage to just about get by without actually learning it for real. But it's frustrating. I think it's about time I learnt it for real.

This has also been my experience. I have found that I don't mind writing Javascript, but my lack of strong CSS knowledge prevents me from building more front-end stuff.

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by swiley » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:43 PM UTC

hmoy wrote: post #2

I've always found CSS infuriating to use when working with it (albeit not often). This looks like a clean and easy to follow course so will be one for me to look at over the weekend.

I think most web users wished web devs understood CSS better (even if they don't know what it is.) I'd be willing to bet half the stuff things like React are used to do could be accomplished much better with a small amount of CSS and probably no javascript at all.

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by yanis_t » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:43 PM UTC

It is absolutely amazing how many things we can do with CSS. It's as powerful as some programming language, while in fact being completely declarative and super fast at the same time!

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by astatine » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:43 PM UTC

I struggle with CSS. I am not sure it's CSS that's proving difficult or the ability to design anything even remotely presentable. I suspect my struggles are more to do with the latter. Looking at good designs and trying to derive a variant that works for me turn into incredibly frustrating exercises. Let me see if this content helps.

Re: Learn CSS

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Post by umut » Fri, May 21, 2021, 12:44 PM UTC

A viable alternative to all this is using tailwind, can't recommend it highly enough. When you pass the initial period where you feel like you're repeating yourself (1h max) it takes the nervousness out of your CSSing, it feels more like coding and less like schmoozing..

Just a happy user