Cascade layers, the :is() pseudo-class and selector doubling all settle specificity conflicts without !important. Plus the few cases, like utility classes and accessibility overrides, where !important is still the right call.
A read through the CSS Olfactive API draft: the scent-profile property, the whf potency unit, the prefers-reduced-pungency query, and why the missing hardware and browser support leave nothing to test yet.
The CSS shape function replaces the SVG and clip-path hacks used for wavy dividers and blob shapes. How the curve commands and control points work, and why a fixed command count is what lets the browser animate between two shapes.
Native @mixin is under discussion, an SVG favicon can follow the user’s color scheme on its own, and object-view-box has been cropping images in Chrome since 2022. Notes on what each one replaces.
Gmail’s Mic Drop button and Stack Overflow’s Stack Egg are the two April 1st pranks worth studying: one ignored user intent, the other shipped a whole execution layer for a 24-hour gag.
A contact form can be technically perfect and still lose the lead if the submission just lands in an inbox. Normalizing data in the browser, guarding against double submits, and structuring the webhook payload so a CRM can read it.
GenUI promises an interface generated per user in real time. The accessibility side is not there yet, from the criticism that met Figma Sites to Jakob Nielsen’s claim that individualized interfaces will fix a11y on their own.
The CSS corner-shape property paired with a scroll timeline, using superellipse() exponents instead of keywords, plus the isolation fix for mix-blend-mode breaking your stacking context.
Overflow clipping and stacking contexts, not z-index, are what break action menus inside scrollable tables. Portals, CSS anchor positioning and the Popover API each solve a different part of the problem.
Adding delight everywhere backfires. This post compares how anime handles a tonal shift against the Marvel background-gag habit, then covers Don Norman’s three levels and the microinteractions that hold a flow together.