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WeAreDevelopers LIVE - CSS is DOOMed

Chris Heilmann , Daniel Cranney , Niels Leenheer

Can modern CSS run Doom and operate a real-life flamethrower? Discover how pushing web architecture to its absolute limits proves hand-crafted code will outlive AI-generated layouts.

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