Is CSS Houdini finally usable in 2023?

15.11.2023 - 10:30 Uhr

Is CSS Houdini finally usable in 2023?

Houdini’s goal is to enable web developers to extend the capabilities of CSS. It provides a suite of APIs that make it possible to create custom CSS features by scripting new behaviour directly into the browser rendering pipeline. This set of APIs offers great flexibility but also opens up many questions.

In this talk we are going to look into the current state of Houdini in the year 2023. We are also going to touch on the topic of how the usage of Houdini APIs can affect performance of a web application. And analyse whether they can be used to achieve significant improvements — or maybe the opposite? Let us decide if CSS Houdini is ready for production.

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The audience will get a solid overview of the CSS Houdini APIs and their functionality, as well as the current state of browser support and possible performance impacts. The goal is to help the developers decide whether Houdini APIs are suitable for their projects in 2023.

Tanja Ulianova

flox

X: @techtanja

Tanja is a software engineer with a passion for solid software architecture and smooth user experience. She loves learning and sharing knowledge. Since 2017 she is trying to make the web a more inclusive space by advocating for web a11y. Her other favourite topics are browser rendering and performance. Currently she works at flox as a full stack software engineer, helping create tooling for reproducible environments with smooth developer experience. In her free time, Tanja organises events as a part of Karlsruhe GDG, goes climbing, builds things and cares for her urban garden. You can chat with her about CSS Houdini and the Web Platform.