A Dao of CSS
summary
Returns to a 25‑year‑old essay and makes two concrete claims: CSS is misunderstood and its power comes from CSS yields not commands and inheritance flows through the DOM. Names actual tools: container queries, view‑transitions, color‑mix, aspect‑ratio, logical properties, grid/flex autoflow, cascade and contain. Slides are 50–60 separate HTML pages with one SVG, almost all CSS and minimal JS; the multipage + view‑transition approach works in supported browsers and deliberately avoids single‑page app complexity.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction to the Dao
- 1:33Philosophy of the web
- 3:28The early web and print
- 7:14Advocating for standards
- 9:25Responsive design's rise
- 12:14Losing our way with apps
- 15:40Principle: The few as many
- 20:11Principle: Less and less
- 23:27Principle: Coding without coding
- 26:27Principle: Softness is strength
- 30:37Principle: Balance and yielding
- 33:04Principle: Context and humility
- 35:17Implementing the philosophy
- 38:25Conclusion and Q&A
