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Cale Matteson
Cale Matteson
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Posted by Cale Matteson
Cale Matteson
11,303 Points

Where is @import appropriate?

Seems like pretty solid logic for not using the @import. I was taught 'never say never' as a kid so my question is where is @import appropriate to use? If it were truly 'never' to be used, why not remove it from support?

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Phil Corio
Phil Corio
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Phil Corio
Phil Corio
18,068 Points

@import lets you split your css into smaller, more maintainable files. A major drawback is that each time you use @import in css, it creates another http request. But, if you use a preprocessor such as Sass, you can have the benefit of smaller, simpler css files using @import and they will be combined and served as a single file to the browser.

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So using Sass means better organized CSS with the same performance.

Thanks so much. I was about to ask about using multiple sheets for this reason.