CSS 4, 5, and 6! With Google’s Una and Adam

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle from Google Chrome about the evolution of CSS, new features, and the push toward more advanced UI capabilities on the web. They discuss the introduction of CSS versioning, exciting new properties like text-box-trim, state queries, and scroll state functionalities, select, and more!

Show Notes

(00:00) - Welcome to Syntax!
(02:19) - The evolution of CSS
(04:07) - CSS versioning and spec levels
(17:49) - Use-cases for allow-discrete
(20:34) - State queries
(24:19) - Where does the baseline data come from?
(25:17) - Will the RFC become official?
(27:33) - New features Una is excited about
(29:44) - Select
(38:31) - New features Adam is excited about
(39:24) - text-box-trim
(40:59) - State queries
(54:56) - Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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[JLarky]

41:03 Deno mentioned (in a tiny text on the top right)

[Stoney_Eagle]

Some cool sh.. stuff is coming to css 🥳

[morristaylor]

I wondered whatever happened to Christian Slater.

[andre__b]

Please just couple it with the year number… css24, css25 etc. from when is es7… no pro knows it… just make that clear