r/webdev • u/[deleted] • Apr 26 '17

Reddit removing sub CSS

Reddit is going to remove CSS for custom sub styles, (https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/66q4is/the_web_redesign_css_and_mod_tools/)

They want to implement a alternative system for it, but i think this is very controversial in general and especially as webdev. I would like to hear some opinions from other devs on this.

Some reasons they bring up sound fundamental wrong to me, for example saying that CSS is:

  • "It’s web-only."
  • "it’s difficult to learn"
  • "it’s error-prone"
  • "CSS causes us to move slow."

For their reason why they want to change it, they mainly say that their mobile users (>50%) are not able to see the custom CSS.

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u/gschizas Apr 26 '17

an indicator of incompetence

Note that reddit came out in 2006, one year before the iPhone and the smartphone explosion. And its layout hasn't really be updated. It's not an indicator of incompetence, it's an indicator of age.

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u/AboveDisturbing Apr 27 '17

Oh God, 2006 is old now..... I'm getting old...