Houdini

The core of Houdini is "Worklets"—small scripts that run during the browser's paint, layout, or animation stages.

The most popular part of Houdini currently. It lets you use JavaScript to draw directly into a CSS background, making it easy to create complex patterns (like "confetti" or "checkers") that are extremely lightweight. Houdini

Every action you take is a "node" in a network. If you model a building and decide to change the base shape later, you don't have to start over; you just swap the first node, and the change "cascades" through the rest of the network. The core of Houdini is "Worklets"—small scripts that

In the world of web design, Houdini is a set of low-level APIs that give developers direct access to the browser’s . Every action you take is a "node" in a network

Normally, developers are limited to the CSS properties browsers give them. Houdini allows them to write their own CSS features that run at the same speed as the browser’s native code.

"Houdini" most commonly refers to , a powerhouse 3D software used for visual effects (VFX) in major films and games. However, the name also identifies a modern web development initiative called CSS Houdini.