Thoughts on teaching logical properties to new students of web dev
I teach high school computing studies (~15 year olds) and we do a unit on web development, where of course I want students to fall madly, deeply in love with CSS 
. I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on teaching logical properties instead of directional ones. I really like margin-inline and margin-block for example (and they are nice shortcuts in themselves!) but some, like border-end-start-radius I can see being more problematic for first-timers. It's not like we'll be creating real-world sites that will be translated into different languages and writing directions, but I think it's important that inclusivity and accessibility are considered. Some people think they make CSS easier to learn (https://chriscoyier.net/2023/05/02/do-logical-properties-make-css-easier-to-learn/), but what does the collective brains trust on here think?
. I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on teaching logical properties instead of directional ones. I really like margin-inline and margin-block for example (and they are nice shortcuts in themselves!) but some, like border-end-start-radius I can see being more problematic for first-timers. It's not like we'll be creating real-world sites that will be translated into different languages and writing directions, but I think it's important that inclusivity and accessibility are considered. Some people think they make CSS easier to learn (https://chriscoyier.net/2023/05/02/do-logical-properties-make-css-easier-to-learn/), but what does the collective brains trust on here think?Chris CoyierChris Coyier
I recently said yes: They make CSS into a more coherent and interrelated system that is easier to learn and reason about. Jim has doubts: top, left, right, bottom, those directional properties are tied to my everyday experience of physical reality so they are easy to understand. They’re intuitive. … … I’m not convinced [logial properties make] C...
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