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Hope you're having a good week so far. This edition I loved the deep dive into the State of CSS 2025 results, with :has() rightly in the spotlight.
You will also find smart takes on real-time dashboards, motion that serves the product, and handy bits from debugging minified files to tidier animation starts.
See you in the next one.
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Of all the features included in the survey, :has() is both the most-used and the most-loved one.
Element Size Results - Chrome and Safari both get very close to 225-1 (33,554,431), with Safari backing off from that by just 3 pixels, and Chrome by 31.
Debug minified files with "//# sourceURL="
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There’s no such thing as a CSS reset
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Animating from scale(0) usually feels "off".
Try animating from a higher initial scale instead (0.9+). It helps it feel more gentle and elegant.
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