699: Jeremy Keith on Web Day Out – ShopTalk
This episode of the Shop Talk Show is the dictionary definition of “rambling” but I had a lot of fun rambling with Chris and Dave!
Can I :has()
This would be such a great addition to CSS—a parent/ancestor selector!
With the combined might of :has(), :not(), nth-child(), and calc(), CSS has become a powerful language for specifying rules to account for all kinds of situations.
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Lowering the specificity of multiple rules at once - Manuel Matuzovic
This is clever, and seems obvious in hindsight: use an anonymous @layer for your CSS reset rules!
Why we teach our students progressive enhancement | Blog Cyd Stumpel
Progressive enhancement is about building something robust, that works everywhere, and then making it better where possible.
NoLoJS: Reducing the JS Workload with HTML and CSS - Web Performance Calendar
You might not need (much) JavaScript for these common interface patterns.
While we all love the power and flexibility JS provides, we should also respect it, and our users, by limiting its use to only what it needs to do.
Yes! Client-side JavaScript should do what only client-side JavaScript can do.
I’m speaking at Web Day Out 2026 - Manuel Matuzovic
The core idea of the event is to get you up to speed on the most powerful web platform features that you can use right now. I love that because it aligns perfectly with what I’ve been working on over the last couple of years: finding ways to break old habits to get the most out of CSS.
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Simplify
Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.
Speaking at Web Day Out
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Announcing Web Day Out
A one-day event all about what you can in web browsers today: Brighton, March 12th, 2026. Tickets are just £225+VAT!
Underlines and line height
How to make the distance of link underlines proportional to the line height of the text.
Style your underlines
Make your links beautiful and accessible.