title	conference	date
Is Sass Dead Yet? CSS Mixins and Functions	CSS Day 2025	2025-06-05
CSS now prototypes author-defined functions and mixins in Chrome: functions are callable like variables, accept parameters with defaults, can contain… Talk on
Cascading Layers of !mportance	JSHeroes 2025	2025-05-29
Claims that cascade layers are shipping and useful: browsers support them since 2022 and the practical tool is the @layer rule with optional names. Layers… Talk on
Hints and Suggestions: The Design of Web Design	beyond tellerrand Berlin 2024	2024-11-07
History and concrete mechanics: origin email for cascading stylesheets appears in October about 30 years ago, Viola and Mosaic add style hooks, browsers ship… Talk on
Containers, What Do They Know?	SmashingConf Freiburg 2023	2023-09-04
Browsers now implement CSS container queries but only when elements are marked as containers (use container-type: inline-size or size) and when containment… Talk on
CSS Containers, What Do They Know?	CSS Day 2023	2023-06-08
Explains why container queries were “impossible” and how CSS containment + a breaking rule for layout loops makes them viable, shows container-type… Talk on
CSS is Rad	SmashingConf Live 2020	2020-08-20
Argues CSS is built for resilient, contextual design: browsers ignore unknown rules so authors should write layered fallbacks rather than chase pixel parity… Talk on
Dynamic CSS with Vue	VueConf US 2019	2019-03-25
Covers concrete demos and gotchas: rebuilt Susy in pure CSS (working but discouraged), heavy use of CSS custom properties plus calc and grid, and binding those… Talk on
Dynamic CSS: Layouts & Beyond	Full Stack Fest 2018	2018-09-03
A live rebuild of Susy in pure CSS demonstrates that CSS Variables + calc can replace Sass math and generate grid backgrounds; CSS Grid powers two‑dimensional… Talk on
Data-Driven CSS with Grid & Custom Properties	JSConf US 2018	2018-08-21
Shows concrete techniques: rebuilt Susy entirely in CSS using custom properties, calc and gradients; passes numeric data from HTML into CSS and maps minutes to… Talk on
Don't Use My Grid System (or any others)	Beyond Tellerrand Düsseldorf 2018	2018-05-07
Built a grid system called Susy meta grid-system in Sass but stopped using it five years ago, then prototypes a CSS-only version; shows working examples with… Talk on
Agile Design Systems in Vue	VueConf US 2018	2018-03-26
A practical report on building a design system for small teams: a custom generator called Herman reads structured Sass maps and produces live style docs so… Talk on
“Don’t Use My Grid System”	Clarity 2017	2017-11-28
Argues that a bespoke grid system is usually unnecessary, shows Susy (a Sass grid generator) but admits not using it, and gives exact DIY math: percentage =… Talk on
Don't Use My Grid System (or any others)	DjangoCon US 2017	2017-08-13
Claims that grid frameworks are unnecessary and often harmful, backed by a concrete toolkit: a homegrown Susy grid generator written in Sass that ends up… Talk on
Code Patterns for Pattern Making	CascadiaFest 2016	2016-08-03
Code patterns turn design rules into reusable code: this work uses Sass maps and a define-now-calculate-later trick to keep colors and typographic scales… Talk on
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