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RSCSS: Writing CSS without losing your sanity
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Rico Sta. Cruz
November 10, 2015
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RSCSS: Writing CSS without losing your sanity
First presented at MelbCSS Nov 2015.
Rico Sta. Cruz
November 10, 2015
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Transcript
CSS is complicated. MYTH:
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU Modern CSS makes it easy
to style components, such as this one. However, not everyone writes CSS the same way. UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU UIIUIUIN UIIU UIUNUN INU UIN
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.image
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.image
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.description div.image
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.description div.actions div.image
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.description div.actions div.image img
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.description div.actions div.image img h2.title h2.description
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.description div.actions div.image img h2.title h2.description p
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU HTML makes it intuitive to
write classes and nest them properly. article div.heading div.description div.actions div.image img h2.title h2.description p a.button
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU article div.image img div.heading h2.title
h2.description div.description p div.actions a.button "Semantic"
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { .image { ...
} }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { .image { ...
} .text { padding: 24px; } }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { .image { ...
} .text { padding: 24px; .heading { font-size: 2em; } } }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { .image { ...
} .text { padding: 24px; .heading { font-size: 2em; @media (min-width: 768px) { font-size: 3em; } } } }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { .image { ...
} .text { padding: 24px; .heading { font-size: 2em; @media (min-width: 768px) { font-size: 3em; } } .subheading { font-size: 2em; @media (min-width: 768px) { font-size: 3em; } } } }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU article div.image img div.heading h2.title
h2.description div.description p div.actions a.button "Semantic" The naïve approach
This approach makes you prone to have very complicated CSS.
CSS feels complicated. REALLY:
It doesn't have to. TRUTH:
@rstacruz Rico Sta. Cruz
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { .photo { img
{ ... } } .text { .heading { .title { ... } .subtitle { ... } } .description { p { ... } } .action { .btn { ... } } } } Over-nesting is a common problem with this approach, though. CSS becomes hard to read.
Block-element-modifier http://bem.info
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU BEM Makes this a little
easier. .photo_card .photo_card--photo .photo_card--heading .photo_card--subheading .photo_card--description .photo_card--action
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU BEM Makes this a little
easier. Block Element .photo_card .photo_card--photo .photo_card--heading .photo_card--subheading .photo_card--description .photo_card--action
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo_card { &--photo { ...
} &--heading { ... } &--subheading { ... } &--description { ... } &--action { ... } } BEM Makes this a little easier.
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU It comes at the price
of dirtier markup. <div class='photo-card'> <div class='photo-card--photo'> <img src='foo.jpg' class='photo-card--image'> </div> <div class='photo-card--text'> <h2 class='photo-card--heading'>...</h2> <p class='photo-card--subheading'>...</p> </div> <div class='photo-card--description'> <p>...</p> </div> <div class='photo-card--actions'> <a class='photo-card--button'></a> </div> </div> UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU UIIUIUIN UIIU UIUNUN INU UIN
Bootstrap http://getbootstrap.com Bootstrap
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU Bootstrap has its own convention
in class names. .panel .panel-head .panel-body .btn .btn-primary .btn-small UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU UIIUIUIN UIIU UIUNUN INU UIN
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card-image .photo-card-title .photo-card-subtitle .photo-card-description .photo-card-action
Bootstrap would probably suggest something like this.
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU Bootstrap's approach is almost equivalent
to BEM, anyway. .photo-card .photo-card-photo .photo-card-heading .photo-card-subheading .photo-card-description .photo-card-action
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU Bootstrap's approach is almost equivalent
to BEM, anyway. Block Element .photo-card .photo-card-photo .photo-card-heading .photo-card-subheading .photo-card-description .photo-card-action
Naïve BEM Cleanliness (or Bootstrap)
Naïve BEM Cleanliness CSS cleanliness (or Bootstrap)
Naïve BEM Cleanliness Markup cleanliness CSS cleanliness (or Bootstrap)
Naïve BEM Cleanliness Markup cleanliness CSS cleanliness ?
What if... there is a way to make a compromise
between both?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card What if... there's a
way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .image What if... there's
a way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .heading .image What if...
there's a way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .heading .description .image What
if... there's a way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .heading .description .actions .image
What if... there's a way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .heading .description .actions .image
.title .description What if... there's a way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .heading .description .actions .image
.title .description .button What if... there's a way to keep this semantic structure, yet have clean CSS?
rscss Reasonable System for CSS Stylesheet Structure http://rscss.io
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .photo-card > .image {
... }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .photo-card > .heading {
... }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .photo-card > .description {
... }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card .photo-card > .actions {
... }
UIIUIUIN UIIUNIUN UIUNUN INU UINUIU .photo-card { > .image {
... } > .heading { ... } > .action { ... } > .action > .btn { ... } }
Always think in components.
.photo-card .search-field .buy-box Components are named with two (or more)
words with a dash. Components
Components are made of elements.
.field .action .info Are always one word— no dashes. Elements
They can have variants.
.-compact .-large .-primary Variants start with a dash. Variants .photo-card
.search-field .buy-box
Place one component per file.
.photo-card { ... ... } components/photo-card.scss
@import 'components/*'
@rstacruz Rico Sta. Cruz rscss.io