--- title: Best CSS-Tricks posts — January 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted CSS-Tricks posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks/best-of/2025/01 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks/best-of/2025/01 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best CSS-Tricks posts — January 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted CSS-Tricks posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of CSS-Tricks — January 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-mistakes-of-css-hpo4nd9mv "The Mistakes of CSS") Article CSS-Tricks · 2y The Mistakes of CSS CSS, initially designed in 1996 to style documents, has grown significantly, leading to quirks and inconsistencies like the behavior of z-index and defaults in background-repeat. These issues persist due to the technical debt of existing websites. The CSS Working Group recognizes these complications and continuously aims to improve the language while maintaining backward compatibility. 23 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/revisiting-css-multi-column-layout-gob7gwhf5 "Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout") Article CSS-Tricks · 2y Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout CSS Multi-Column Layout, introduced nearly 20 years ago, allows for dividing content into columns without extra markup. Despite its potential, it remains underused due to past browser support issues and usability concerns. Modern CSS features like container queries and properties such as column-span improve its readability and flexibility. Designers and developers should reconsider the layout for enhancing web design. 23 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-importance-of-investing-in-soft-skills-in-the-age-of-ai-6xgxhwuhp "The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI") Article CSS-Tricks · 2y The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI As AI continues to advance, developers should focus on enhancing their soft skills, referred to as 'core skills', to stay relevant. These include communication, organization, decision-making, and adaptability. The post emphasizes that continually improving these skills is crucial for career growth, as they are inherently human abilities that AI cannot replicate. Practical steps include improving collaboration between design and development teams and adopting a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. 12 1 [See all CSS-Tricks archives](/sources/css%5Ftricks/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks/best-of/2025/01#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks/best-of/2025/01","name":"Best CSS-Tricks Posts — January 2025","description":"The most upvoted CSS-Tricks posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks/best-of/2025/01#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-mistakes-of-css-hpo4nd9mv","name":"The Mistakes of CSS"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/revisiting-css-multi-column-layout-gob7gwhf5","name":"Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-importance-of-investing-in-soft-skills-in-the-age-of-ai-6xgxhwuhp","name":"The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"CSS-Tricks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"January 2025"}]}]} ```