Created
March 31, 2014 19:45
An example of bad coding practice - deeply nested Sass leading to over-qualified CSS.
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// ---- | |
// Sass (v3.3.4) | |
// Compass (v1.0.0.alpha.18) | |
// ---- | |
// This code sucks. | |
.module-container { | |
background-color: red; | |
.module-sub-container { | |
background-color: yellow; | |
.feature1 { | |
background-color: orange; | |
.feature2-container { | |
background-color: white; | |
span { | |
background-color: green; | |
} | |
} | |
.feature3 { | |
background-color: transparent; | |
&.option1 { | |
background-color: blue; | |
.option2 { | |
background-color: purple; | |
} | |
} | |
.option3 { | |
background-color: black; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
// This is how you might re-write it in a more efficient, reusable way | |
/* --------------------------------------------- */ | |
.module_container { | |
background-color: red; | |
} | |
.module_sub-container { | |
background-color: yellow; | |
} | |
.module_feature1 { | |
background-color: orange; | |
} | |
.module_feature2-container { | |
background-color: white; | |
} | |
.module_feature2-element { // used to be `span` | |
background-color: green; | |
} | |
.module_feature3 { | |
background-color: transparent; | |
&--option1 { | |
background-color: blue; | |
} | |
&--option2 { | |
background-color: purple; | |
} | |
&--option3 { | |
background-color: black; | |
} | |
} | |
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.module-container { | |
background-color: red; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container { | |
background-color: yellow; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 { | |
background-color: orange; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 .feature2-container { | |
background-color: white; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 .feature2-container span { | |
background-color: green; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 .feature3 { | |
background-color: transparent; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 .feature3.option1 { | |
background-color: blue; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 .feature3.option1 .option2 { | |
background-color: purple; | |
} | |
.module-container .module-sub-container .feature1 .feature3 .option3 { | |
background-color: black; | |
} | |
/* --------------------------------------------- */ | |
.module_container { | |
background-color: red; | |
} | |
.module_sub-container { | |
background-color: yellow; | |
} | |
.module_feature1 { | |
background-color: orange; | |
} | |
.module_feature2-container { | |
background-color: white; | |
} | |
.module_feature2-element { | |
background-color: green; | |
} | |
.module_feature3 { | |
background-color: transparent; | |
} | |
.module_feature3--option1 { | |
background-color: blue; | |
} | |
.module_feature3--option2 { | |
background-color: purple; | |
} | |
.module_feature3--option3 { | |
background-color: black; | |
} |
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