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type: podcast
authors:
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  - brittney-postma
episode: 6
guest:
  - Adam-Argyle
recording_date: December 14, 2021 2:00 PM
season: 2
published: published
podcast: CodingCat.dev
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cover: https://media.codingcat.dev/image/upload/v1644424839/main-codingcatdev-photo/OpenProps.png
devto: https://dev.to/codercatdev/26-open-props-an-open-source-css-props-library-1nl9
excerpt: We sit down to learn more about Adam Argyle and his new project Open Props.
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start: February 9, 2022
title: Open Props - an Open Source CSS Props Library
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-itQMKyiU
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## Questions

1. Tell us a little about what Open Props is.
2. What made you want to create an open source library using css props?
3. What is the thing that would make a developer want to go out and start using open props right now?
4. Normalize vs Reset and CSS Remedy, what's the difference and why use normalize in open props?
5. Demo open props - [https://stackblitz.com/edit/jit-open-props?file=style.css](https://stackblitz.com/edit/jit-open-props?file=style.css)
6. Why do you think there is so much hate for CSS? Is it a lack of understanding, frustration, or lack of instruction?

## Additional Links

- [https://twitter.com/argyleink/status/1466880026721206274?s=20](https://twitter.com/argyleink/status/1466880026721206274?s=20)
- [https://stackblitz.com/edit/jit-open-props-qavrvr?file=index.css](https://stackblitz.com/edit/jit-open-props-qavrvr?file=index.css)
