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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

CSS Nesting is Here!

Sep 11, 2023
31:07
Snipd AI
In this episode, Scott and Wes discuss the arrival of CSS nesting, its advantages in simplifying code, and improving coding efficiency. They explore the concept of CSS nesting, its implementation in different browsers, and its compatibility with media queries. They also compare CSS nesting to Sass, discuss the limitations and benefits of both, and touch on the role of jQuery in web development. The hosts speculate on the potential widespread adoption of Lightning CSS and its experimental support for CSS nesting.
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Quick takeaways

  • CSS nesting allows for simplified and efficient styling by nesting selectors inside each other, eliminating the need for long and repetitive selectors.
  • CSS nesting offers advantages over using Sass, such as leveraging standardized CSS, providing live variables, enabling container queries, simplifying style scoping, and not requiring compiling.

Deep dives

CSS Nesting Syntax and Benefits

CSS nesting allows for simplified and more efficient styling by nesting selectors inside each other. This feature eliminates the need for writing long and repetitive selectors, making the code more concise and readable. Nesting works by applying styles to a parent selector and then nesting additional selectors inside it. The ampersand symbol '&' is used as a reference to the parent selector, allowing for easy extension of styles. Nesting can also be used with media queries and container queries, making it adaptable to different screen sizes. CSS nesting is a syntax-based feature, meaning it can be transpiled and used in all browsers through PostCSS or similar tools.

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