Modern CSS - A fireside chat

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Chrome product teams move common UI work into the browser so widgets no longer require framework JavaScript: a survey of 50 commerce sites finds only one flawless implementation, teams report 6–8 developer weeks to build a product-image carousel today and the goal is one week using built-in primitives. Six of seven requested CSS/architecture APIs target shipping by year end; active specs include toggle API, select menu, anchor positioning and a popover/front layer with accessibility baked in.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Nicole
2. 1:36Rethinking web boundaries
3. 4:45Browser-native accessibility
4. 8:20Upcoming UI components
5. 11:05The case for browser APIs
6. 16:29Collaboration with frameworks
7. 19:36The standards process
8. 22:34Frameworks in the browser
9. 25:15Utility classes and Tailwind
10. 27:14Modern color spaces

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