Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-28 Thread Jens O. Meiert
Barney (anyone interested in the subject), I understand you’re passionate and are familiar with the subject, so I simply caution to brush away preprocessor-skeptic advice, and to underestimate traditional code optimization. CSS optimization is a complex issue. The example I gave is powerful

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-27 Thread Jens O. Meiert
http://blog.millermedeiros.com/the-problem-with-css-pre-processors/ Irrelevant to the subject here, which is about the discussion of preprocessors on this list. Just following with one ear but why would that be irrelevant? By that logic, if you were to buy a car and somebody warned you it

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-27 Thread MiB
apr 27 2014 12:18 Jens O. Meiert j...@meiert.com: Just following with one ear but why would that be irrelevant? Read the OP. __ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-27 Thread Barney Carroll
Jens, a big advantage of CSS pre-processors is that they can facilitate management of selectors in the manner you describe. Indeed, the advantages you cite are one of the key reasons large teams decide to adopt pre-processors in the first place. A terrible prejudice I have towards the

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-26 Thread Tim Arnold
On Apr 24, 2014 11:46 AM, Andrew C. Johnston attyjohns...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All: I have been a bit busy and haven't been keeping up, how does the list feel about discussions involving LESS, SASS and SCSS? I have a Sass project where I have to make some changes and feel a little lost.

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-25 Thread MiB
I didn’t get the original for this. Eric? apr 25 2014 03:21 John Johnson j...@coffeeonmars.com: certainly seems appropriate to me…I’d vote “yes” for the powers that be to consider. I’m for it as long as there is a clear connection to CSS, which there typically is.

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-25 Thread Tom Livingston
On Apr 25, 2014, at 1:43 AM, Philip Taylor p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk wrote: Eric wrote: I'll raise my hand and say I'm against it. Not because I have a problem with CSS pre-processors rather because this is a CSS list. Pre-processors are simply a tool used to write CSS in a more

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-25 Thread MiB
25 apr MiB digital.disc...@gmail.com: I didn’t get the original for this. Eric? Andrews original was found in the spam folder for unknown reasons. __ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org]

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-25 Thread Reese
At 06:53 AM 4/25/2014, Tom Livingston wrote: Possible Holy War as well... CSS pre-processors do not write optimized code by default, it is very easy to write code that will result in bloat and reduced performance. It didn't take much Googling to find this article:

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-25 Thread MiB
apr 26 2014 00:36 Reese howel...@inkworkswell.com: CSS pre-processors do not write optimized code by default, it is very easy to write code that will result in bloat and reduced performance. It didn't take much Googling to find this article:

[css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-24 Thread Andrew C. Johnston
Hello All: I have been a bit busy and haven't been keeping up, how does the list feel about discussions involving LESS, SASS and SCSS? I have a Sass project where I have to make some changes and feel a little lost. Not sure if I would have any specific question to ask here, but is the list

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-24 Thread John Johnson
certainly seems appropriate to me…I’d vote “yes” for the powers that be to consider. J __ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ --

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-24 Thread Eric
I'll raise my hand and say I'm against it. Not because I have a problem with CSS pre-processors rather because this is a CSS list. Pre-processors are simply a tool used to write CSS in a more programmatic way and then 'compile' it CSS for use by the UA. I just think it would be a thick layer of

Re: [css-d] Ready for Pre-processors?

2014-04-24 Thread Philip Taylor
Eric wrote: I'll raise my hand and say I'm against it. Not because I have a problem with CSS pre-processors rather because this is a CSS list. Pre-processors are simply a tool used to write CSS in a more programmatic way and then 'compile' it I agree, and each is presumably different; a