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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Getting Started with CSS Intro to CSS Review

Alec Bergamini
Alec Bergamini
4,611 Points
Posted by Alec Bergamini
Alec Bergamini
4,611 Points

Isn't the Intro to CSS review is out of date?

The review states that css v.3 and html v.4 are the current versions. I don't think most web developers would agree with this. Most use css v.4 and html v.5

1 Answer

David Moorhead
David Moorhead
18,005 Points
David Moorhead
David Moorhead
18,005 Points

Hi Alec,

HTML5 is well established. In contradistinction to CSS3, CSS4 doesn't exist, and will likely not exist. Here's the reason, as Jen Simmons explained in her video.

Alec Bergamini
Alec Bergamini
4,611 Points
Alec Bergamini
Alec Bergamini
4,611 Points

HI David, Wow how bizarre , great background video, and what I take from it is that there's some weird turf war going on participants. When I talk to web designers they talk about css 4 and I see it on web sites like this https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/w3css_versions.asp. <sigh> but after watching the video I get the problem although it's a bit silly that the css working group has let it get so out of hand. Seem's like it would be easier on the community if they just dropped the overriding css version number and talked about versions of the parts like Jen simmons suggests.

Anyway I still think the "Intro to CSS Review" needs to be updated at least the HTML 4 part, and maybe even address the css version discussion. It's interesting ( while confusing) and future web developers would benefit from the story. Communication between developers is important for productivity and when you get a bunch of tech geeks sitting around in a room arguing about CCS versions its just a waist of time.

Thanks for you response. Very illuminating.

Alec