Wow, it's been a while. Back in the days[1], it was a feat to do even a simple Faux 3-Column layout[2]. I made lots of friends and following on forums and 'mailing lists' helping and getting help with the quirks, and CSS hacks. Those in the know of such CSS hacks and their solutions got their 'guru' moments and treatments.
The ability to fully understand the CSS Box Model, and enlighten someone was the pinnacle of your CSS Ninja tactics.
There were the purists who would not write anything but in "Strict Mode". Debates on why "transitional" should be that - transitional. There were moments of triumph when Tantek[3] himself replied to your email, discussing his tan-hacks.
Then, there was my CSS mentor/superhero - Philippe Wittenbergh[4]. I would email him right away to test my work on the Mac browsers, especially with that nasty Internet Explorer for Mac. This was before I was introduced to the Mac in 2006.
Soon enough, writing up a CSS-Grid system for a project became second-nature and felt like ringing the bell. Hell, I even had a dead-simple CSS Grid that got some traction, which I later added to Github and people liked it, used it for a while.
It is such a good feeling that "Grid" is no longer just a CSS terminology to mean a setup of patterns to build a layout but now a keyword in CSS that the browser understands and do something. We have come a long way.
1. I think, the early 21st century - 2001/2003-ish.
2. https://alistapart.com/article/fauxcolumns
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantek_%C3%87elik
4. https://l-c-n.com/
The ability to fully understand the CSS Box Model, and enlighten someone was the pinnacle of your CSS Ninja tactics.
There were the purists who would not write anything but in "Strict Mode". Debates on why "transitional" should be that - transitional. There were moments of triumph when Tantek[3] himself replied to your email, discussing his tan-hacks.
Then, there was my CSS mentor/superhero - Philippe Wittenbergh[4]. I would email him right away to test my work on the Mac browsers, especially with that nasty Internet Explorer for Mac. This was before I was introduced to the Mac in 2006.
Soon enough, writing up a CSS-Grid system for a project became second-nature and felt like ringing the bell. Hell, I even had a dead-simple CSS Grid that got some traction, which I later added to Github and people liked it, used it for a while.
It is such a good feeling that "Grid" is no longer just a CSS terminology to mean a setup of patterns to build a layout but now a keyword in CSS that the browser understands and do something. We have come a long way.
1. I think, the early 21st century - 2001/2003-ish.
2. https://alistapart.com/article/fauxcolumns
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantek_%C3%87elik
4. https://l-c-n.com/