points by thrownaway561 3 days ago | 0 comments
learning css is going to go the way of learning jquery. at this stage with AI, having a fundamental grasp on css is about all you need. with the stuff that claude and company can produce, do anyone really code css by hand anymore?
[–] s__s 3 days ago
[–] dawnerd 3 days ago
Vibe coders / Slopgineers that don't know the foundations of how these systems work are going to fall behind people who actually know how to program. Just because the machine can spit out text quickly doesn't mean it's good. And no, what all of these LLMs output isn't good css.
[–] brint-dev 2 days ago
I'd say the AI can write the css, but you still need to know what's possible. if you've never seen that stroke-dasharray can "draw" an svg line, you won't think to ask for it. that's what css-tricks was good at, showing you what's possible more than the syntax.
If you work with the web in any serious way as a professional, AI or not, yes you should learn and understand CSS.