14 tips for large css codebase
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Dealing with a large CSS codebase

CSS is sometimes described as a simple and easy language. It can quickly become very complex and working with it can be a pain if there is no structure. As projects evolve, so does CSS. This can be easily avoided if there are some structures and guidelines around the code.

Try to keep the file structure clean and simple to prevent you from having problems with finding files and reassessing your structure. Besides, writing comment is extremely important to describe components, how they work, their limitations and the way they are constructed. Don’t let other team wasting time guessing what the purpose of the code is.

In his blog, Jake Bresnehan has shared 14 tips to deal with a large CSS codebase. Besides commenting and keeping things simple, find out about the other tips by clicking on the button below.

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Sani Halid is a front-end developer at Stampede and is committed to clean and elegant code. Yet another gamer to join the pack, Sani is also the Editor at Constructs where he shares his daily CSS findings and other front-end development goods.

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