State of CSS in 2025 with Adam Argyle and Kevin Powell

In this episode of PodRocket, Adam Argyle and Kevin Powell discuss the results of the latest State of CSS survey and share how new capabilities like functions, mixins, nesting, and container queries are changing the way developers approach styling. We dive into the ongoing conversation around Tailwind and pre-processors, and look at the practical impact of features such as scroll driven animations, view transitions, and cascade layers. Adam and Kevin also explain how advances like relative color syntax and app property are making CSS variables more dynamic and reliable. Along the way, we touch on browser interoperability and imagine what’s ahead for CSS, from motion blur to fit text and beyond. Links Adam Argyle Website: https://nerdy.dev X: https://x.com/argyleink LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamargyle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGr3ZMcV5jke40_Wrv3fNA GitHub: https://github.com/argyleink Kevin Powell Website: https://www.kevinpowell.co X: https://x.com/kevinjpowell BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co Mastodon: front-end.social/@kevinpowell Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kevinpowell Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss Resources State of CSS 2025: https://2025.stateofcss.com Chapters 01:00 Why CSS Remains Irreplaceable 05:00 Misunderstandings About CSS 09:00 Is CSS a Programming Language 12:00 Pre-processors, Post-processors, and Native Features 15:00 Too Many Features in CSS 18:00 The CSS Learning Curve and Growth Cycle 19:30 Resources for Keeping Up with CSS 20:30 New CSS Functions Explained 23:00 Complexity and Abstractions in CSS 24:00 Browser Collaboration and Interop 30:00 Using New CSS Features in Production 36:00 The App Property Feature 41:00 Future CSS Features Wishlist 46:00 Final Thoughts on CSS in 2025 48:00 Outro and Guest Links We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey (https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu)! Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at [e-mail] (mailto:[e-mail]), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we’ll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guests: Adam Argyle and Kevin Powell.