Why is Facebook’s HTML + CSS Such a Mess?
Aug 07, 2023•30 min
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Episode description
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about why Threads, Instagram, and all things Facebook have what seems like really messy HTML and CSS?
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome
Scott on Threads
Wes on Threads
00:35 Threads has got divs
02:42 Tight scoping
09:44 Avoids specificity
10:37 Dealing with ad blockers and scraping
15:45 Divs are free, what’s the big deal?
20:19 Facebook is tracking everything
27:57 React Native
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