Context
I just gave an intro-like talk on building data visualizations for the web with Svelte and the Web Platform (vanilla HTML & CSS) at the CorrelCon 2025 - CorrelAid’s annual convention (and 10-year anniversary) for Data4Good volunteers.
Among other things I was asked where to find learning materials and how to stay up-to-date regarding the web platform / CSS in particular. So I decided to compile a list of those people and resources that I’m following / learning from currently.
Obviously, it’s my personal opinion and by no means exhaustive, complete or omitting someone on purpose. I will update the list over time. Also, I’m a CSS purist and don’t use Tailwind.
- this list is in no particular order
- most people and accounts here are active on Bluesky
- most blogs have RSS feeds.
- entries here link to a good representative article or resource - you might then want to subscribe or follow them on social media and / or browse their archives
First, I want to point out to resources that I use every time I consider using a new Web Platform feature (be it HTML, CSS, or JavaScript):
- Can I Use - go-to resource for checking detailed (as in: measured) browser support for single features: https://caniuse.com/css-container-queries
- e.g. in public-facing general-audience projects, I don’t use features if they don’t approach 95% and when there’s no performant polyfill
- Google’s Baseline project - esp. helpful for identifying which new-ish features to consider using in upcoming projects: https://web.dev/baseline
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Case study: popover API - Baseline or not?
- Baseline-team announced the popover API to be "Baseline-available" in 2024-04-16
- A week later, they withdrew the announcement
- popover API became "Baseline Newly available" in January 2025
- as of 2025-07-07, caniuse.com shows 89,39% support for the most basic parts of the API
Now, my list of recommended CSS, Web Platform (and Accessibility) people and resources:
Did I miss a great person, account or resource? Do you follow other non-male educators? Ping me on Bluesky or send me an email.