🧠 UX vs Architecture, JS 'this' Confusion & GSAP Goes Free
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JavaScript’s “this” keyword trips up all developers — junior and senior.
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I’m not saying CSS is perfect. I’m saying maybe it’s not the language’s fault you floated your nav bar into oblivion.
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