21 comments

  • Sacha GreifSacha Greif, over 8 years ago

    I've seen a lot of debates about meaningless, trivial details, but I think this surpasses them all, well done!

    I'm looking forward to the follow up that explains why you should always use color: grey and avoid color: gray at all cost.

    19 points
  • James Young, over 8 years ago

    I've read 2 articles today and won't be changing my way of doing things in the slightest.

    Yay for digital landfill.

    13 points
  • Andy LeverenzAndy Leverenz, over 8 years ago

    Use what works for you. Let's stop arguing about it :)

    13 points
  • Clay MacTavishClay MacTavish, over 8 years ago

    I like my sandwiches cut diagonally. It's better than horizontally because you know...umm...

    ...I am better than you.

    4 points
  • Andrea MazziniAndrea Mazzini, over 8 years ago

    I wish I could upvote this twice.

    4 points
  • Pierre de MillyPierre de Milly, over 8 years ago

    Totally agree with this article.

    I never use #000 or #fff (apart from very "arty" clients who think it's cool) but I always use $white and $black.

    4 points
  • Ghaida ZahranGhaida Zahran, over 8 years ago

    This feels like a troll post.

    3 points
    • James CroweJames Crowe, over 8 years ago

      Couldn't agree more! The post by Jono actually made us question things in hopes to make us stop and think about why we do what we do. As soon as I read this post by Corin, I was appalled by the lack of tack it contained in it. It is one thing to disagree, it's another to try and pile drive a person based on their opinion. This could for sure have been handled better.

      In the end who cares about what you think black is. As many others have already said, you should NOT be naming variables after colors.

      1 point
    • Corin EdwardsCorin Edwards, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

      That was not my intention. There was a statement presented as truth that I considered inaccurate.

      I disagreed with Jono but I meant no offence.

      2 points
  • James CroweJames Crowe, over 8 years ago

    Naming variables after colors is just bad news. Who cares if you think a dark gray with a splash of burgundy should still be called black. You are completely missing the point of Jono's argument.

    3 points
    • Lucas BebberLucas Bebber, over 8 years ago

      Nah, that was exactly his argument.

      There is never a time where you will update the variables $White or $Black to be anything other then #FFF or #000. If you do update these to be anything else, then you clearly are not writing semantic code.

      10 points
    • Nick PfistererNick Pfisterer, over 8 years ago

      Jono believes that $white and $black are too long and useless. Corin believes black and white aren't always the same (and I agree with him). The best part? We can all have our way and co-exist. <3

      3 points
  • Andrew McWattersAndrew McWatters, over 8 years ago

    Jokes on everybody: why even use SASS? Why even use CSS? No stylesheet, no cry.

    1 point
  • Jessica PaoliJessica Paoli, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

    Also, don't use black!

    1 point
  • Ceren EyupogluCeren Eyupoglu, over 8 years ago

    This is really good!

    1 point
  • Corey LeeCorey Lee, over 8 years ago

    Color is relative. Nothing new about that.

    1 point
  • Taulant SulkoTaulant Sulko, over 8 years ago

    I initially thought it would something about racism in Silicon Valley.

    0 points
  • Cody IddingsCody Iddings, over 8 years ago

    k

    0 points