We Keep Reinventing CSS, but Was Styling Really the Problem?

Written by denodell | Published 2025/08/21
Tech Story Tags: css | web-development | frontend-architecture | frontend | css-issues | css-thought-leadership | building-around-css | building-with-css

TLDRWe keep reinventing CSS as if it’s the root cause of styling pain, but it isn’t, says Den Odell. We’ve spent years bolting on strategies to make it work, but none of them quite fit, he says. He asks: Which Pain Are You Willing to Accept?via the TL;DR App
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Written by denodell | Den is a frontend architect and author of books on JavaScript and performance. He blogs at denodell.com about the future of frontend development.
Published by HackerNoon on 2025/08/21
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