CSS at the Intersection

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Argues that CSS debates trace to clashing mental models and shows concrete fixes: treat a design system as design system as interface that documents conventions; lower contribution barriers with HTML examples, Sass color functions and a CSS variable overlay that mirrors Figma; teach empathy by running a role-swap exercise where designers and engineers swap tasks; warns that amplified tweets entrench cognitive dissonance and that measurable gains come from tools and workflows that let people actually contribute.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:51Css at the Intersection
3. 7:26Cognitive Dissonance
4. 11:36Infamous Gap between Design and Development
5. 24:14Color Functions in Sass
6. 27:50Css Grid Visualization
7. 32:04Tweetable Takeaways

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