First corner of the new year, so, ya know :

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I feel like we should do CSS for this one. It’s easily my favorite technology thing and basically BFFs with the spirit of CodePen.

In brand-spanking-new news (gnu neues?) the whole “masonry” saga is starting to come to a close. The naming is (drumroll please):

.container { display : grid-lanes; grid-template-columns : repeat (auto-fill, minmax( 250px , 1 fr)); gap : 16px ; } Code language: CSS ( css )

I like it. Lanes. Like you’re playing a driving video game or something. The WebKit gang has the story , and they’ve got demos ready.

Try out Grid Lanes in Safari Technology Preview 234! All of the demos at webkit.org/demos/grid3 have been updated with the new syntax, including other use cases for Grid Lanes.

I’d credit David DeSandro for the name “masonry”, which is certainly a lot more stuck in people’s heads. He’s understandably disappointed in the new name.…