CSS vs JavaScript, Trust vs Control • Christian Heilmann • GOTO 2017

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2017. #GOTOcon #GOTOams http://gotoams.nl Christian Heilmann - Senior Program Manager Developer Experience & Evangelism at Microsoft @ChristianHeilmann ABSTRACT CSS is a confusing matter for a lot of developers. We’re asked to write code that creates interfaces without getting the syntax we’re used to or the tooling we expect. Many a time this leads us to discard the language as silly and create interfaces using other means at our disposal. In this talk Chris Heilmann will show you how CSS evolved, what it can do for you and why it isn’t always needed to have control over what you [...] TIMECODES 0:00 Introduction 2:41 CSS seems to be confusing for programmers... 8:52 Things beyond your control 13:10 CSS had a bumpy history... 16:30 But CSS has been going leaps and bounds 19:37 Calculations 21:28 Media Queries 23:42 Generated Content 26:13 Animations / Transitions 29:15 Viewport Units 33:49 Flexbox 36:08 Grid 39:27 Custom Properties (variables) 43:57 CSS and JavaScript working together in a non-module world... 45:51 Every style change has consequences... Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotoams.nl/2017/sessions/146 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #JavaScript #CSS #JS Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1