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7 Common CSS Mistakes Junior Frontend Developers Make (And How to Fix Them)

Mistake #1: Overusing !important. ❗️Problem: Makes style overrides a nightmare 🛠️ Fix: Boost selector specificity or reorganize your code. Mistake #2: Overcomplicating selectors. ❗️Problem: Complex selectors are hard to read and harder to overri...

Jan 27, 20242 min readfrontendjoy.hashnode.devRead the article

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Ndeye Fatou Diop

@fatou · St Maur des Fossés, France

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Senior Frontend Engineer

Hi there 👋, I have been a Software Engineer for more than five years now. For the past 3-4 years, my focus has been on Frontend Engineering. I share tips to help overwhelmed junior front-end developers navigate their careers and reach the next level.