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Re:Learn CSS by onion2k on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:59AM (#27234062)
This history lesson is not really relevant for newbies.

If you're working on a new project that's true. If you're working on an old project, and bringing it up to date, then understanding the code that's there is very useful. That starts with understanding how things were in the past, and why people did things that might seem a bit crazy (eg spacer.gif).

Re:Learn CSS by nailer on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:39AM (#27234552)
You still need spacers in 2021 to add bottom padding to CSS grid:

https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/129#issuecomment-...