Re:I spent years trying to make CSS states predictable
by pjaoko on Sunday April 26, 2026 @06:07AM
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So in your head, the analogy is not a big part of the argument? I'd accept your congrats, but I really have not earned it.
The whole idea of comparing CSS to general purpose, Turing complete programming languages is surprisingly stupid. CSS has a very specific, narrow goal: styling HTML elements.
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Re:I spent years trying to make CSS states predictable
by lee_ars on Sunday April 26, 2026 @12:46PM
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> So in your head, the analogy is not a big part of the argument?
The analogy is decoupled from the thing it analogizes, and refuting the analogy refutes the thing itself about as much as burning a picture of the thing burns the thing itself.
> The whole idea of comparing CSS to general purpose, Turing complete programming languages is surprisingly stupid. CSS has a very specific, narrow goal: styling HTML elements.
Right, so, you still don't like the analogy but again don't address the argument.