CSS maintenance tools

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Definition

Tools that help organise and update CSS, such as preprocessors, linters and frameworks, so styles stay consistent and easy to change.

Example: Use variables for brand colours.

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Syllabus area: Y12 Programming for the Web.

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“Tools that help organise and update CSS, such as preprocessors, linters and frameworks, so styles stay consistent and easy to change.” Then apply it: Use variables for brand colours.

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Flashcard: CSS maintenance tools in Programming for the Web (Year 12) · study that set
Memorise: Web development system: front end, back end, databases
Notes: Investigate cascading style sheets (CSS) and its impact on the design of a web… (Programming for the Web (Year 12))
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Tools that help organise and update CSS, such as preprocessors, linters and frameworks, so styles stay consistent and easy to change.

Example: Use variables for brand colours.

Could be tested as: Short answer, Multiple choice.