Nesting crash course, a fun gradient trick and a really hard quiz


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Hello Reader,

A very short email this week, with a little less content than usual. Between the Black Friday Sale, my Smashing workshop, and a few other things, it’s been pretty hectic! Luckily I knew this was all coming and made some regular content for all of December already πŸ˜….

πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ What I’ve been up to this week

Getting started with CSS Nesting

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CSS Nesting is awesome, though there are a few important things to know about it, which I break down in this video.

⚑ Raindbow gradient with only 2 color stops?!

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The title of this one says it all πŸ˜….

πŸ“ Quiz time!

You want an element to transition from height: 0 to its natural height when opened. Which single line can make height: auto animatable?

  1. interpolate-size: allow-keywords
  2. transition-behavior: allow-discrete
  3. transition-size: auto
  4. will-change: height

As per usual, you'll have to head on over to YouTube to take a stab at the quiz, and once you answer, you'll see if you were right or not.

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Hoping to have a podcast episode out next week, as well as a more regular version of this newsletter.

Until then,
Kevin


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