Intro to CSS with Trish Crowley

CSS is one of the three foundational building blocks of the web. So deceptive in its seeming simplicity, yet the subject of endless memes and despair. Many developers can write a quick basic selector, but find themselves inexplicably struggling when it comes to putting the CSS polish on their apps.

Let's see if we can't un-boggle our brains and shed some light on some CSS foundational concepts like specificity, inheritance, the box model and layouts to help make the next project go a little smoother.

Trisha Crowley is a Senior Software Engineer at Vertafore in East Lansing with over 15 years experience building enterprise applications. Over her career, she's worked her way up the tech stack and now specializes in front-end development, where she’s had the opportunity to lead several organization-wide front-end initiatives. She loves traveling with her sons and partner, and occasionally hiding from the world with a cup of coffee and a good book