HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
E
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cient CSS Development Practices
Aids in: modularity, e
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ciency
Layout grids and many of the CSS3 techniques we've gone over have the
side benefit of making your CSS more modular and helping you write and
maintain CSS more e
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ciently. There are also a few CSS development
practices that you can use with
any
of the techniques we've already covered
in order to reduce the time it takes you to write the CSS for those
techniques in the first place, as well as save you time reusing components in
your pages.
CSS FRAMEWORKS
A CSS framework is a library of styles that act as building blocks to create
the standard pieces you might need in your site. While CSS frameworks
di
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er greatly in depth and breadth, most popular, publicly-distributed
frameworks contain some sort of layout grid, as well as standard styles for
text, navigation, forms, images, and more. It's a good idea to create your
own CSS framework, perhaps based on one of the most popular ones; it can
be as simple as standardizing the IDs and classes you tend to use on every
project and creating a starter style sheet for yourself.
