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Functional CSS (sometimes called atomic CSS) has risen in popularity recently, but what are it's benefits and what type of teams and projects does it suit?

.u-glue is a CSS utility class (or what I would call an algorithm) that provides an API for positioning an element absolutely over another element. We are using it at PMC, and it's proven a useful model!

Subtitle: Why everybody who talks about the importance of semantics is both right and wrong at the same time. I’ve often heard people talk about semantic CSS. That is, the names we come up for ...

Last year at Mud we adopted a utility-first approach to CSS (also known as atomic CSS). Specifically we decided to use TailwindCSS, a…

Last weekend I came across more ideas about our changing css best practices, specifically a presentation by Andy Hume and an article from Nicolas Gallagher, both of which offer additional thoughts to what I’ve been talking about these last few weeks. I wanted to discuss each a little and more importantly point you to both […]

Harry Nicholls recently wrote all about simplifying styles with functional CSS and you should definitely check it out. In short, functional CSS is another

A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.

“Favor composition over inheritance”. This piece of wisdom from Design Patterns, one of the most influential software engineering books, is the foundation of...

Harry Nicholls recently wrote all about simplifying styles with functional CSS and you should definitely check it out. In short, functional CSS is another

Do you dread styling your apps? Fear that a change might break the styles you crafted through many hours of labour? I'm here to tell you that there's another way.

A short yet detailed introduction to understanding SOLID design principles.

Why naming something based on what it is, instead of how it looks or behaves is the foundation of well architected and maintainable CSS.

How do I make my CSS scalable and maintainable? It’s a concern for every front-end developer. ITCSS has an answer.

Modular CSS is a collection of principles for writing code that is performant and maintainable at scale.

Five insights from the year with Inverted Triangle CSS.

CSS styles isolation is the most frequent start point of the BEM usage. But this is the least that BEM can give you. BEM brings a system approach in your project and keeps it from the mess.

As a front-end developer, arriving on a project, who has not found himself thinking, “Damn, where does this class comes from? Where is it…

by Sarah Dayan Photo by Iker Urteaga on UnsplashIn Defense of Utility-First CSS“Favor composition over inheritance”. This piece of wisdom from Design Patterns, one of the most influential software engineering books, is the foundation of utility-first CSS. It also shares many principles with functional programming: immutability, composability, predictability, and

An approach to writing lightweight, scalable CSS using utility classes that are easy to write and understand.

Go Atomic for Scaling, Performance and Simplicity

BEM is a popular CSS naming convention. While the fundamentals of BEM are simple and straightforward, mistakes are common. These BEM examples will help you apply this useful naming convention and avoid some of the pitfalls many face when using BEM naming conventions.

I'm a massive fan of BEM, however there are a few problems I have with the syntax. I've made some slight tweaks to improve on it. I call this adapted syntax ABEM.

Over the last several years, the way I write CSS has transitioned from a "semantic" approach to something more like what people call "functional CSS." In this post I explain how I got to this point and share some of the lessons and insights I've picked up along the way.

Naming conventions that frameworks and design systems use when it comes to typography, especially headings sizing.