# My First CSS - What I Wish I Knew About CSS When Starting Out As A Frontender

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**Created:** [27 July 2021 03:39 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/my-first-css-what-i-wish-i-knew-about-css-when-starting-out-as-a-frontender/14768 "2021-07-27T03:39:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [27 July 2021 03:39 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/my-first-css-what-i-wish-i-knew-about-css-when-starting-out-as-a-frontender/14768/1 "2021-07-27T03:39:08Z")

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> CSS can be hard to grasp when you’re starting out. It can seem like magic wizardry and you can very easily find yourself playing whack-a-mole adjusting one property only to have something else break. It is frustrating, and that was my experience for quite a long time before things suddenly seemed to “click”.
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> Reflecting back on this time, I think there are a few key concepts that were vital to things finally all making sense and fitting together. These were…

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> **[What I Wish I Knew About CSS When Starting Out As A Frontender](https://engineering.kablamo.com.au/posts/2021/my-first-css/)**
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> CSS can be hard to grasp when you're first learning it. Here are some things that tripped me up when I was getting started that I wish I knew earlier on.

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