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Why is Facebook’s HTML + CSS Such a Mess?

Aug 7, 2023 · 29 min
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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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