Why we prefer CSS Custom Properties to SASS variables
CodyHouse provide some practical examples of why they decided to keep their CSS variables inside of the CSS Custom Properties. This spans color schemes, typography, spacing, and vertical rhythm and does well to also pull out the catch (browser support)
Since the release of our framework a few months ago, we’ve been asked by many users why we opted for CSS variables, instead of SASS variables, even though we do use SASS in the framework. In this article, I’ll go through the advantages of using custom properties and why they’ve become crucial in our workflow.
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