737: CSS alpha(), SVG with linked-parameters, and Arguing with Humans
On this episode we're chatting about how to make modern tooling more collaborative and human-friendly, CSS alpha() and color-mix() features, Chris quizzes Dave on SVG features, voting for interop, CodePen + AI tools, and how to detect when elements overlap with CSS.
Time Jump Links
- 00:00:32 Waiting for the weight
- 00:03:59 Nerding out on keyboards
- 00:06:56 CSS alpha()
- 00:09:48 Detect when elements overlap with CSS
- 00:12:47 Vote for interop
- 00:18:36 SVG Pop Quiz
- 00:21:50 ENV Function in SVG
- 00:39:39 CodePen + AI Features
- 00:40:40 Chris' VS Code Extension
- 00:44:46 Sponsor: AI & Design Systems Course
- 00:49:47 Arguing with an agent through a human
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