[corresation]

and preferably a reference implementation of how it would be done "properly"

Any implementation could be torn to shreds.

Because that's how the evolutionary, competitive nature of technology works. Nothing is "right" or "wrong", to use the scarequotes so in fashion, but is from a perspective and position. If things needed disclaimers around here -- as if we're all idiots, or worse jaded cynics -- then I think it would be a bad day for HN.

[mnsc]

The disclaimer wasn't for the HN crowd necessarily. And the reference implementation would be useful for both showing "the proper way" and acting like a contrasting view. I don't understand animating with css so I would love to see "this is how you would accomplish the same thing using javascript", which I (without understanding css animation) believe is the right tool.

But of course, houndres of insane trick-focused css gurus churning out millions of crazy tech demos... Surely someone will find out some novel, more useful technique that we conservative programmers will begin to use for making the boring shit we do less burdensome. So I'm all for it really, despite my initial negative tone.