About CSSline 📜

CSSline was conceived in 2009 by @virlander, who was dissatisfied with existing CSS showcase platforms like CSS Beauty ⚱ and Stylegala ⚱. Collaborating with @superfelipe, both developers at Valve, they launched the first version of CSSline, featuring a custom frontend using jQuery 🤔 and a backend powered by CodeIgniter 😎, hosted by Slicehost Rackspace.

The logo was crafted by @meteufacik & @junnuvuorela.

Thanks to our sales manager (@snellman), we successfully sold 🤑🤑🤑 a copy of our backend code to a mystery buyer. This sale has enabled us to continue running CSSline ad-free to this day.

In 2012, @samnivala designed a new interface for CSSline. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, this version was never implemented.

Additionally, @virlander created several unreleased versions of CSSline, yet none met his satisfaction for publication.

Following @superfelipe move to Reaktor, @virlander introduced CSSline to @tsuvinen when he joined Valve. Together, they developed a new version using modern technologies such as Angular.js, Angular 4, React, React+Next.js, React+Razzle (Nodejs, Razzle, React, Redux, Styled-components + Firebase). This development spanned from 2016 to 2020.

Following @tsuvinen transition to Columbia Road in 2020, @virlander maintained the existing site configuration. Subsequently, in response to Firebase's breaking changes affecting operational stability, @virlander initiated development of a new version implementing Astro for the frontend while retaining Firebase as backend service, prioritizing architectural efficiency. This development cycle, spanning April to May 2025, represented the most expedited redesign in CSSline's history.