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Mvp.css – build your landing page with only semantic HTML

andybrewer.github.io Software & code Software projects Software engineering Candidate
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Resurfaced independently across 2 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
4
submitters
4
observed span
2020–2022
peak thread · 118 comments
319 pts
latest 20+ return · 2022-09-12
311 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

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The trouble with “only semantic HTML” (read: “HTML with no class attributes ever”) is when you try to represent things for which there are no semantic elements defined. I then observe that most projects like this then end up abusing other elements. In this case, the use of <aside> is unequivocally wrong, but https://github.com/andybrewer/mvp/issues/2 was closed in the end simply because there was no way to get what was desired without using class or similar. Other things that are also…

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
635

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Total comments
200

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2020-03-25MVP.css – Minimalist stylesheet for HTML elementshyustan20
2020-05-18A minimalist stylesheet for HTML elementsdavedx30
2020-11-21Mvp.css – build your landing page with only semantic HTMLFirst breakout · Best threadrahimnathwani31982
2022-09-12MVP.css – Minimalist stylesheet for HTML elementsLatest 20+ point returnthunderbong311118