CSS Nesting and the Cascade | WebKit
As well as a very welcome announcement, Jen has a really good question for you about nesting in CSS.
If you have an opinion on the answer, please chime in.
Link tags: nesting
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Can I include a tag to a tag? Based on HTML Spec WHATWG
A neat little tool when you need a reminder about what elements can go in other elements.
Nested Media Queries – Bram.us
Huh. I don’t think I ever thought about nesting media queries …and yet I’m pleasantly surprised that it works!
Sass Selectors: To Nest Or Not To Nest? | Brad Frost
The fascinating results of Brad’s survey.
Personally, I’m not a fan of nesting. I feel it obfuscates more than helps. And it makes searching for a specific selector tricky.
That said, Danielle feels quite strongly that nesting is the way to go, so on Clearleft projects, that’s how we write Sass + BEM.
Contextual Styling: UI Components, Nesting, and Implementation Detail by Harry Roberts
Smart thinking from Harry here on a common issue when it comes to naming and styling. As he points out, the solution is not technical, but lies in how you form your mental model:
The design issue here is solved by subtly inverting the problem.