Ask HN: Who Invented CSS? 4 points by esac 3y ago ↗ HN Google suggests a person who suggested the idea, who was the first to implement it at a decent scale?
[–] oddballdensity 3y ago ↗ I admit I'm horrible at CSS really design in general. But the inventor was and had to be a sadist [–] HeckaSmart 3y ago ↗ It's not that bad. What made is worse is that every browser is a little bit different and it needed to support mobile devices over time. [–] andrei_says_ 3y ago ↗ Could you point out specifically what aspects of CSS cause unnecessary pain?
[–] HeckaSmart 3y ago ↗ It's not that bad. What made is worse is that every browser is a little bit different and it needed to support mobile devices over time.
[–] andrei_says_ 3y ago ↗ Could you point out specifically what aspects of CSS cause unnecessary pain?
[–] slater 3y ago ↗ iirc, IE5 for Mac's Tasman engine (1999/2000) was the first to showed what could be done w/ CSS when it's properly supported.Edit: And yeah, it was Håkon Wium Lie who wrote the first draft, I think?
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[ 134 ms ] story [ 47.9 ms ] threadEdit: And yeah, it was Håkon Wium Lie who wrote the first draft, I think?