Leverage various CSS features in combination with popular architectures in order to bring your
style sheets back under your control. While CSS is the primary technology used for building
beautiful web user interfaces the style sheet files themselves are often quite ugly left
chaotic and unstructured through lack of a consistent architectural approach. By addressing the
structure of your style sheets in the same way that you do with code see how it is possible to
create style rules that are clean and easy to read. Dig deep into CSS fundamentals and learn
how to use the available selectors to build powerful rules. You will learn how to use cascading
inheritance pseudo-classes pre-processors and components to produce cleaner DRY-er style
sheets and how to let these features work for you instead of leading you down the road of rule
duplication and design inconsistencies. Embrace the clean semantic HTML to make your code
easier to read while supporting accessibility andassistive technologies. Separate the concerns
of layout and style to simplify dynamic theming and white labeling making you a marketing
hero. Once you've finished this book you will have an advanced knowledge of CSS structures and
architectural patterns that will take the pain out of style sheets for you (and your coworkers)
and help you implement designs faster and easier than ever before. What You'll Learn Understand
the core CSS fundamentals of Inheritance Cascading and Specificity Work with architecture and
design patterns for better organization and maintenance Maximize code reuse with CSS
precompilers Review the strengths and weaknesses of popular architecture patterns Who This Book
Is For Primarily for front-end web developers and UI designers and anyone who works with CSS
particularly if they find it cumbersome and inelegant. It's also suitable for software
architects and tech leads who are responsible for the maintainability of their code base.
