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CSS vs JavaScript, Trust vs Control • Christian Heilmann • GOTO 2017

4,416 views · Published 9 August 2017 · 50:06 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: GOTO Conferences · 2017 · Science & Technology

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This presentation was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2017. #GOTOcon #GOTOams
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Christian Heilmann - Senior Program Manager Developer Experience & Evangelism at Microsoft @ChristianHeilmann 

ABSTRACT
CSS is a confusing matter for a lot of developers. We’re asked to write code that creates interfaces without getting the syntax we’re used to or the tooling we expect. Many a time this leads us to discard the language as silly and create interfaces using other means at our disposal. In this talk Chris Heilmann will show you how CSS evolved, what it can do for you and why it isn’t always needed to have control over what you [...]

TIMECODES
0:00 Introduction
2:41 CSS seems to be confusing for programmers...
8:52 Things beyond your control
13:10 CSS had a bumpy history...
16:30 But CSS has been going leaps and bounds
19:37 Calculations
21:28 Media Queries
23:42 Generated Content
26:13 Animations / Transitions
29:15 Viewport Units
33:49 Flexbox
36:08 Grid
39:27 Custom Properties (variables)
43:57 CSS and JavaScript working together in a non-module world...
45:51 Every style change has consequences...

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