DrupalCon Vienna 2017: What's new in CSS? Introduction to CSS Grid and CSS Custom Properties
About this talk
This talk focuses on the exciting layout capabilities provided by CSS Grid, which became part of the CSS toolkit alongside Flexbox. The speaker explains how CSS Grid simplifies layout declarations and highlights its ability to handle horizontal and vertical space simultaneously while adapting to available areas without media queries. Additionally, the session covers CSS Custom Properties, which function as dynamic variables in CSS and can be integrated with preprocessors like Sass. Throughout the presentation, the speaker introduces new syntaxes, demonstrates practical examples, and discusses browser compatibility, assuring attendees that both CSS Grid and Custom Properties are supported by modern browsers.