Speeding Up Your Sass Compilation in Vite and Webpack
A quick guide to adopting the modern Sass API
Sass compilation can be a speed bottleneck in your build, but it doesn’t have to be anymore.
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Map-Set vs. Map-Merge
The difference between map-set and map-merge? Almost nothing.
When I first heard that Sass 3.3 had no map-set function, I was confused. Why force me to create a map, and then merge it? That sounds like two steps to accomplish one simple task! But that’s not the case. Map-merge is a much more powerful function, and using it to set a key in an existing map is quite straight-forward. In fact, I couldn’t come up with a map-set function that shaved off more than a few keystrokes. Here’s the comparison:
// a map!
$map: (
1: hello,
2: world,
);
// a map-set function (not included with Sass)
@function map-set($map, $key, $value) {
$new: (
$key: $value,
);
@return map-merge($map, $new);
}
// the difference between map-set and map-merge: almost nothing.
$merge: map-merge(
$map,
(
2: New York,
)
);
$set: map-set($map, 2, New York);Recent Articles
Article post typePartial Feature Queries, Relaxed Layout Containment, and More
CSS Working Group updates from July
Over the last month, the CSS Working Group has determined we can loosen containment restrictions for query containers, and agreed on a syntax for special-case support queries (like support for the gap property in a flex context, or support for align-content in a block flow context).
Article post typeCSS Working Group Updates for June & July
What I’ve been working on as an Invited Expert
The CSS Working Group has regular face-to-face meetings (hybrid online/in-person) throughout the year, and they always result in a flurry of activity! Here’s a rundown of some highlights from the last few months, with a focus on the features I maintain.
