Creating HTML and CSS with the aid of a time machine would be far easier. The problem with HTML and CSS is that we can't break the web, and much of HTML and CSS

Creating HTML and CSS with the aid of a time machine would be far easier. The problem with HTML and CSS is that we can't break the web, and much of HTML and CSS comes from a time where the kind of things we want to do now couldn't really be imagined. Here is a list of mistakes the CSS Working Group would like to change, if we could go back in time to do so https://wiki.csswg.org/ideas/mistakes https://wiki.csswg.org/ideas/mistakes I would really encourage anyone who thinks the web platform as it stands is sucky to get involved in trying to make it better. There are lots of interesting things happening - a lot of them behind browser flags. Also, take a look at Houdini - the project to open up the APIs and let you extend CSS itself. There is an explanation of the project here https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/03/houdini-maybe-the-most-exciting-development-in-css-youve-never-heard-of/ https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/03/houdini-maybe-the-m...