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2008

Why “variables” in CSS are harmful. Bert Bos thinks constants or macros in CSS will make it harder to learn. I personally think that the problem with CSS isn’t the learning curve, it’s how difficult it is to maintain later—and I see macros as a great way of reducing that maintainability burden.

# 6th August 2008, 12:13 am / css, maintainability, bertbos, cssconstants