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0 pointstragic6y ago0 comments

> Yes, I know some things simply can't be done without a JS webapp, but not all and probably not even a majority, so if HTML and CSS will do the job fine, then so be it; and even if it needs to use JS, it likely doesn't need to be latest-browser-only JS either.

Sticking to HTML and CSS won't necessarily get rid of this - new stuff is being added to CSS all the time, in particular. And browser support is just as patchy.

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soperj6y ago

How much new css do you actually use though w/ patchy browser support?

The_rationalist6y ago

There are many essential css properties that Firefox doesn't support, e.g fit-content

soperj6y ago

https://caniuse.com/#search=fit-content

All browsers seem to have bugs with it. I also don't understand how it's essential.

connicpu6y ago

But when a browser doesn't fully support a CSS feature most of the time is your site just looks a little wrong. Unless it's a major feature, the site will probably still be functional to the user.

deergomoo6y ago

The flip side of this is that many new JavaScript features can be either transpiled to ES5 syntax, or polyfilled. It will be great when we don’t need to anymore, but I’m always pleasantly surprised by just how much modern JS can be used in, say, IE11, just by having Babel be part of the build step.

CSS unfortunately doesn’t work that way, so apart from graceful degradation you’re out of luck.

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0 pointstragic6y ago0 comments

Sticking to HTML and CSS won't necessarily get rid of this - new stuff is being added to CSS all the time, in particular. And browser support is just as patchy.

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soperj6y ago

How much new css do you actually use though w/ patchy browser support?

The_rationalist6y ago

There are many essential css properties that Firefox doesn't support, e.g fit-content

soperj6y ago

https://caniuse.com/#search=fit-content

All browsers seem to have bugs with it. I also don't understand how it's essential.

connicpu6y ago

But when a browser doesn't fully support a CSS feature most of the time is your site just looks a little wrong. Unless it's a major feature, the site will probably still be functional to the user.

deergomoo6y ago

CSS unfortunately doesn’t work that way, so apart from graceful degradation you’re out of luck.

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