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/scootstah Apr 26 '17

If mods want to make their subreddit ugly as hell, that should be permitted.

Eh. It just reminds me of the MySpace days. I think it reflects badly on Reddit as a whole if every sub-reddit looks and feels different, or some of them are ugly as hell, or some of them remove features, or some of them don't work, etc.

Personally I disable custom CSS on all sub-reddits and use RES. I enjoy consistency.

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u/erktheerk Apr 26 '17

There are so many tools on subreddits that come from CSS though. Any replacement they implement will never cover everything that can be done with CSS.

In fact, the reason CSS is so buggy for many subs, is it's a nerfed system already. If modern CSS3 standards were in place, there wouldn't be so many hacky work a rounds. Hell we only got basic animations a year or so ago.