I started the Meet Landing Page challenge to flex my CSS Grid muscle and sprinkle in a little Flexbox flair. I expected to walk away with a portfol...
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Totally relate to this! CSS specificity has tripped me up so many times too — those DevTools strikeouts are brutal. Thanks for sharing your journey so honestly. Also, if it helps, I made a little CSS Formatter tool that I use to clean up my stylesheets. Keep going — you're doing great!
I just bookmarked it. Thank you for sharing your tool!
Specificity is one of the hardest parts of CSS. That is why Tailwind is so popular. By using utility classes you avoid specificity problems.
So when you learned about it, you are a step further than the Tailwind users. No need for a bruised ego, you are ahead of the herd.
Are you ready for javascript, I wonder why you think of it as a question. You are willing to learn, so you can learn anything you want. Everybody struggles during learning, don't let that stop you.
Thanks for this thoughtful comment! You're absolutely right about specificity being a tough part of CSS, and it's interesting to think about how Tailwind addresses that. I hadn't considered it that way, but feeling like I'm "ahead of the herd" certainly helps with the ego!
I think I question my readiness because I want to make sure my foundations are solid before tackling a new mental model, but you're right, willingness to learn is key. I appreciate the push!
man, respect for sharing the rough parts too - keeps me showing up even when i flop. you think grit comes from sticking through pain or more from building small wins over time?
For me, I think it's a bit of both. The "sticking through pain" moments definitely build resilience and character, showing that you are capable of. But it's the "small wins over time" that provide the consistent motivation to keep going.
Vulnerability wins the day! Look at how much you grew from this one challenge! I definitely feel inspired to go back to Frontend Mentor and dive back into the challenges. You help me see that letting people comment on your work is the key way to understanding how to accept feedback in a team setting. And I loved watching the CSS Battle! I appreciate you sharing resources so much.
You captured the emotional rollercoaster of CSS and code reviews perfectly. That “sea of strikeouts” in DevTools has haunted me too. Major respect for turning that moment into growth instead of giving up. Also love the idea of reinforcing fundamentals before jumping to JavaScript — that self-awareness is rare. Keep going — your honesty and grit are part of what make a great dev.
One of the biggest frustration in the frontend development roadmap is definitely the CSS style coding. Thanks for sharing your experience. I've also used Frontend Mentor as my practice platform, and thank you for introducing CSS Battle.
keep up the good work
Good work!
Thank you. I wish I could link to the project so yall could see it.
I'm happy to chat. Let's connect!