# We've been separating concerns wrong (and CSS is fixing it)

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Podcast: [General Musings with Kevin Powell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-musings-with-kevin-powell-6596894)
Published: 2026-02-27T12:59:44+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, I talk about some of the new stuff happening with CSS and how it's starting to do things we used to rely on JavaScript for. I dive into how some people think this is CSS overstepping its bounds, but I see it in a bit of a different light. The codepen by Temani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3tPDZCk2o x64 emulator with CSS by Rebane: https://lyra.horse/x86css/ The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3tPDZCk2o

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