Family.scss
Dev tools
css preprocessor mixins
SHOW HN2016
88points
21comments
#432of 2,264 in 2016
Top 20%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 3 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Docs: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful utility with nice docs
From 2 comments
Nice work! Great docs.
hobonumber1 on HNLooks nice, but I've never had the need for anything other then first/last and even/odd myself.
Illniyar on HN
Objections
Generated CSS is not compact compared to grouped selectors
From 1 comment
Looks like a great utility, but the output css isn't very compact. For example, ``` ul li:nth-child(1) { background: red } ul li:nth-child(2) { background: red } ul…
tobr on HN
Plain CSS classes can do the same with less bloat
From 2 comments
Hey, great work. I don't have a personal use for this but for designers building a lot of static sites, it could be nice. I will say that you can achieve the same effect using…
supernintendo on HNI'm not sure who/why somebody would use this library when it is fairly easy to write these selectors using just CSS (for most use cases anyway).
pedalpete on HN
Requests
Make the file easier to download
From 1 comment
Looks like a great utility, but the output css isn't very compact. For example, ``` ul li:nth-child(1) { background: red } ul li:nth-child(2) { background: red } ul…
tobr on HN
Fix the color/background mismatch in the first example
From 1 comment
Nice library! Note: there's a small bug in the first example. Css output sets 'color' while the scss used 'background'.
wes-k on HN
Reduce resource use on mobile browsers
From 1 comment
The website is somehow able to hang and crash my Chrome browser on Android. Just thought I'll let you know.
angry-hacker on HN
Alternatives named
Plain CSS nth-child selectors or classes
From 2 comments
I'm not sure who/why somebody would use this library when it is fairly easy to write these selectors using just CSS (for most use cases anyway).
pedalpete on HNHey, great work. I don't have a personal use for this but for designers building a lot of static sites, it could be nice. I will say that you can achieve the same effect using…
supernintendo on HN