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Re:Parcel CSS: A new CSS parser, compiler, and minifier by dmitriid on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:03AM (#29917677)
> that which is too much should not have been added in the first place.

The problem is, with CSS you don't know if you've added too much. As the project evolves, and code and styles change there's literally no way of knowing if a certain CSS rule is still in use Well, except regexp'ing the whole project looking for matches.

Re:Parcel CSS: A new CSS parser, compiler, and minifier by selcuka on Friday January 14, 2022 @12:38AM (#29930981)
> regexp'ing the whole project looking for matches

That's basically what these tree-shaking tools do.