A Modern Sass Architecture

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Modern Architecture

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yo@sassnews.com

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stuart.robson@sitepoint.com

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What is a page?

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We’re not building mom & pop shops anymore

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OOCSS

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BEM

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SMACSS

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ITCSS

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Folders & Files - ageddon

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7 folders, to rule them all

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base/

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base/ • where you put rudimentary defaults • a reset ﬁle • basic typography settings • code for common HTML elements

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layouts/

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layouts/ • code that lays out the site • code for the main ‘parts’ of your site • header • footer • main • aside

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components/

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components/ • smaller parts of the site • a carousel (if they’re not evil, are they evil?) • accordian • tabs

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pages/

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pages/ • for ‘page speciﬁc’ code • ﬁles named after the ‘page’ e.g. • _front-page.scss

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themes/

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themes/ • ‘big sites’ might need slight differences for different states or themes

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conﬁg/

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conﬁg/ • code that doesn’t output CSS • tools and helpers • mixins • variables • functions

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vendor/

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vendor/ • a good store for ‘not my code’ • CSS from external libraries • jquery-ui.scss • bootstrap.scss

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conﬁg/

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_variables.scss

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866 lines of variables

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// Default Variables // -------------------- $brand-color--primary: #C69; $brand-color--secondary: #699; $brand-color--tertiary: #F2ECE4; ...

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// Tabs Pattern // ------------------- $tabs-navigation-border-color: $brand-color--secondary; $tabs-navigation-text-color: $brand-color--tertiary; $tabs-main-background-color: $white; ...

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_shame.scss • somewhere to put something you’re not sure of • should still have comments • should be emptied routinely, and quickly

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file naming convention _b-reset.scss base files begin with _b- _c-tabs.scss components begin with _c- _l-header.scss layout files begin with _l- _p-contact.scss page files begin with _p- _t-admin.scss theme files begin with _t- _v-neat.scss vendor files begin with _v-

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@import - irasation

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// config/ @import "config/_variables"; … // base/ @import "base/_reset"; ... // components/ @import "components/_buttons"; ... // layout/ @import "layout/_navigation"; ... // pages/ @import "pages/_home"; ... // themes/ @import “themes/_logged-in“; ... // vendors/ @import "config/_jquery-ui"; ...

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How To Write Your Sass?

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.component { // extends // includes // variables // CSS // parent selector items // media queries }

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https://speakerdeck.com/onishiweb/taking-the-pain-out-of-refactoring-secwed-march

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Never go four levels deep

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http://sass-guidelin.es/

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Modern Architecture

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wrapping up • keep your Sass sane • use speciﬁc folders for speciﬁc elements of a site • refactor when you can • add comments like a mad person