CSS Best Practices for Beginners 2024
CSS Best Practices for Beginners (2024 Edition) CSS Best Practices for Beginners (2024 Edition) Hey there, new web developer! 🎉 Welcome to the world of CSS —where style meets creativity, and tiny tweaks can make your site shine. Whether you’re just dipping your toes into CSS or already swimming through stylesheets, I’ve got some fresh best practices to share for 2024. Let’s make sure your CSS is clean, maintainable, and (most importantly) fun to work with! 1. Use a Consistent Naming Convention (BEM) Naming things in CSS can be tricky . But don’t worry, there’s a method to the madness— BEM (Block, Element, Modifier) . It sounds fancy, but it’s actually super simple. Block : Think of it like your component (e.g., a button ). Element : A part of that block (like the icon inside your button: button__icon ). Modifier : A version of your block with a twist (like a button--primary for