There was a brief era where we wrote

background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(#fff), color-stop(50%, #fff), to(#c6d3f7));

rather than

background: linear-gradient(left, #fff, #fff 50%, #c6d3f7);

and to this day I still want to know how WebKit landed on such verbose syntax. Was it to be easier to parse? Easier to teach? CSS is known for being a terse syntax, so the old syntax feels so out of place.

#css #css3 #html5