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Re:CSS coding techniques by koolba on Friday May 20, 2016 @07:41AM (#11737003)
>> This is implied in the previous recommendations, but since it’s crucial I want to stress it: Don’t use !important in your code.

> Ehhhh, sometimes `!important` is a good option. I agree that just for the 'quick fix' it's a bad idea, but it can solve other issues beautifully.

`!important` is the GOTO of CSS.

In general you're not supposed to use it, but if you do, it makes some things much simpler.

Re:CSS coding techniques by tambourine_man on Friday May 20, 2016 @08:00AM (#11737070)
I thought of the same analogy while reading the article
Re:CSS coding techniques by treerunner on Friday May 20, 2016 @01:34PM (#11739792)
agree