Excited to finally have a parent selector, but this feels like a major footgun t...

WalterGR · on May 13, 2022

:has() sounds amazing on the surface. I’d be interested in a good advantages / disadvantages overview if anyone :has() a link.

Edit: Useful: https://caniuse.com/?search=has

clairity · on May 13, 2022

there are a bunch of good articles out there on :has() now, like this one: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/has-native-css-pare...

i've been experimenting with it on safari tech preview, and it really lets you do many things that were previously impossible or unacceptably brittle. i love it.

same with container queries. have been experimenting, it's really nice compared to page grids and breakpoint hell.

nicoburns · on May 13, 2022

Ohhh, I didn't know that container queries are finally being implemented. I'd given up on them as something that would be great but didn't look like they were going to happen.

arrakeen · on May 13, 2022

it's extremely useful for defining ublock origin rules

WalterGR · on May 13, 2022

So far I've only used it in TamperMonkey. Between your comment and culturestate's[0], you may be on to something.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31369223

culturestate · on May 13, 2022

> this feels like a major footgun that will promote brittle DOM specific CSS

I can’t say I’ve really considered this in any depth, but my very first thought when I saw :has() was “finally, I can fix those last stupid bugs in my HN userstyle.”

So…you may be on to something.