Modern CSS quick hits: range syntax, grid-lanes, random(), and more

About this episode

This episode explores modern CSS features including grid lanes, range syntax, and the evolving landscape of CSS.

In this episode I dive into the world of modern CSS. I start with a bit on the masonry to grid lanes change, discuss the new range syntax for style queries, and share my thoughts on the evolving landscape of CSS. 🔗 Links My video about the switch to display: grid-lanes: https://youtu.be/yikbSQ6tvlE The article on the range syntax coming to container queries and if(): https://css-tricks.com/the-range-syntax-has-come-to-container-style-queries-and-if/ Chris’ blog post on random(): https://frontendmasters.com/blog/more-css-random-learning-through-experiments/

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Powell

Topics covered

• modern CSS
• grid lanes
• range syntax
• style queries
• CSS evolution

Keywords

• CSS
• grid-lanes
• range syntax
• style queries
• random()

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CSS-Tricks, Frontend Masters

Books & works: display: grid-lanes, random(), range syntax

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