CSS is often overlooked by full-stack developers as 'not real code', but it's a critical part of crafting a beautiful, functional digital product. Also, you're probably doing it wrong.

The last few years have introduced some major improvements to CSS that allow for us to do more than ever using *only* HTML and CSS - improving front-end performance, accessibility and code maintainability.

Let's look at some code examples of new CSS features that will let savvy developers ditch the bloated JavaScript, for everything from select fields to dynamic popups, automatic light/dark mode adaptation, accordions, and of course - better animations than ever before!