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by kaoD 3956 days ago
> Not sure why you're getting downvoted.

Because it doesn't contribute anything but nonconstructive criticism.

> Good solutions present themselves and fit naturally.

Complex problems require complex solutions.

Also, what's so complex and non-fitting about this solution? Explaining that (and your alternative solution) would be much better than simply criticizing as you and GP did.

> Surely there has to be a simpler way.

There's a technically simpler way: modules being part of the CSS spec. But they're not, so even if technically simpler as a solution, it's a political nightmare on which we developers have no control whatsoever.

Driving forward the status quo with hacks (like to-JS transpilers did) is nothing but beneficial. Hacks drive standards.

> "This is how intensely we’ve been thinking about CSS". That's where the whole complexity comes from I guess.

How much have you been been thinking about CSS and fighting its flaws? Obviously not a lot.

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> Because it doesn't contribute anything but nonconstructive criticism.

No, it's just an opinion and a comment on the sensationalistic article (sub)title.