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		jdauriemma on March 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things you don't need JavaScript for It filtered out people who didn't know how to use HTML and CSS to render a modal, which is a very specific and not-widely-used HTML/CSS technique.

leephillips on March 1, 2022 [–]

It filtered out people without a good general knowledge of HTML and CSS and the creativity and problem-solving skills to apply that knowledge.

bluedevil2k on March 1, 2022 | [–]

There's nothing problem-solving about it - they either know some obscure CSS tag or they don't. You're not really testing any skills at all with the question.

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