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THE CONTINUING TRAGEDY OF CSS: THOUGHTS FROM CSS DAY 2023

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A common complaint regarding CSS today is that it has become too bloated. For example, the original CSS specification included 3 relative units for defining a length: px, ex, and em. Today, there are 36 relative length units in CSS. The constraints of CSS should be embraced rather than continue to be broken down and expanded.