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Julia Evans champions CSS by embracing its complexity

Julia Evans, a prominent figure in the tech community, shared her perspective on learning and respecting CSS as a technology. She advocates for approaching CSS with seriousness rather than devaluing it, noting that many past frustrations have been resolved with modern CSS features. Evans emphasizes that CSS is complex because it tackles difficult problems, suggesting that understanding its challenges leads to better utilization. AI

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IMPACT This piece offers a perspective on learning and mastering a core web development technology, relevant for developers working with AI-powered coding tools.

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 (TL) ·

    Quoting Julia Evans

    <blockquote cite="https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/05/15/moving-away-from-tailwind--and-learning-to-structure-my-css-/"><p>[...] in the last 10 years I’ve learned to really love and respect CSS as a technology.</p> <p>So I decided years ago that I wanted to react to “CSS is hard” by get…