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Rolling the dice with CSS random()

https://webkit.org/blog/17285/rolling-the-dice-with-css-random/
86•zdw•2d ago

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gherkinnn•3h ago
Nice. Currently I have to set CSS custom properties with JS to achieve the same effect.

Wonderful to see how CSS gets a usable random function before JS does.

noman-land•3h ago
Maybe "usable" is your qualifier but what's wrong with Math.random()?
tsujp•1h ago
JS also has Crypto.getRandomValues()
jvdvegt•2h ago
Nice but... no dice!
Tepix•53m ago
Related: Animated starfield in pure CSS

https://codepen.io/ArneSava/pen/BaWxOaR

kachapopopow•4m ago
I yern for the day we can have react-type pages without any javascript. Keep chugging webkit I believe in you.

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Rolling the dice with CSS random()

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