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In my opinion it goes like this :

- Make a sketch of the design, form positioning or interface you want for a certain page.

- Try to translate this design to a more comprehensible form for your interpreter (I mean writing CSS lines).

- Long cycle of try and error, reading stackoverflow, testing, reading snippets.

Practice this for a certain amount of time (be patient!) you will find yourself a world class CSS "writer". The main basis is moving from a sketch to CSS script.


Similar experience, but I focused on finding UI elements I liked from native apps or websites and attempted to clone them without looking at the source, then played around with the result to figure out how I could simplify it, how it behaved cross browser, etc etc.


I really like the sound of this approach. It seems really simple but thanks for the tip!


And then restart the cycle next time your (or everyone elses) favourite browser does an update.


It's the general sub-field, but what is the little corners that researchers are seeking in machine learning for example.


I'm 27, I quitted my job 11 months ago to start a journey where I can finally achieve something and forget about years of procrastination and being "right" on the system. I think you're experiencing, as I do, what's called the "quarter life crisis".



I think the best answer to your question is this video :

https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...

Title : THE BIRTH & DEATH OF JAVASCRIPT By : Gary Bernhardt From : PyCon 2014


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