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