Discussion on: Why CSS is difficult to get right?

[Connor Tangney]

CSS doesn’t have variables because CSS prefers sharing properties through inheritance.

Oh, but it does!

:root {
  --primary-color: #a7a7a7;
}

.some-element {
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
}

While it's a newer feature, it sees widespread coverage in all major browsers (except everyone's favorite -- IE).

[Seth Corker]

You are correct, all modern browsers support CSS variables in some form. It’s usage is still pretty low however which is why I ignored it.

[Connor Tangney]

🤔

Choosing to omit a specific feature is different than concretely stating that the feature is not supported (which is what you've done here).

Either way, excellent read with some very useful information for newcomers!

[Seth Corker]

That's a valid point. I've made a correction to the article to highlight the existence of custom properties and cited you and your example in the footnotes.

Thanks for the feedback 🙏