CSS Custom Properties vs. Sass Variables: A Pragmatic Guide

I used to use Sass a lot — especially when I was working on extremely complicated CSS codebases as a consultant. Sass definitely is not “dead” either — tech doesn’t die, it’s 1s and 0s — it’s extremely useful still!

Sure, CSS is bringing stuff like nesting and mixins over from Sass, but it doesn’t mean Sass is useless or “replaced”. I personally don’t use Sass anymore because I don’t need to but if the needs were there, I would use it in a heartbeat.

Stuart’s guide here on when and where to use custom properties and/or Sass variables is great because — as the title suggests — it’s pragmatic. Stuart knows his stuff too. He’s an expert CSS and design systems consultant and has worked on huge systems, so you know this knowledge comes from deep experience.

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