Fundamentals

Here is a list of articles about fundamental concepts we’ll have to deal with.

Browsers & rendering engines

• How browsers work: Behind the scenes of modern web browsers
• Understanding the Critical Rendering Path
• What forces layout/reflow

The CSSOM and fundamental CSS models

• CSS Isn’t Black Magic: Pulling Back The Curtains on Your Stylesheets
• The CSS Box Model + Box Sizing
• Deep dive CSS: font metrics, line-height and vertical-align
• Font-size: An Unexpectedly Complex CSS Property

Fonts and text rendering

• A Closer Look At Font Rendering
• The OpenType Cookbook