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            "value": "\n          <p>Before I started to use [Tailwind CSS][0], I used CSS preprocessors like Less and Sass to add features like variables and nesting to my CSS files.<\/p>\n\n<p>Stylesheets would be written in .scss, .sass or .less files and processed to create the stylesheets that would be used by browsers.<\/p>\n\n<p>But, with the recent improvements to CSS, do we still need these preprocessors?<\/p>\n\n<p>Here's a very small example of some CSS that just works:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code class=\"css\">:root {\n  --color-primary: red;\n  --color-secondary: green;\n}\n\na {\n  color: var(--color-primary);\n\n  &amp;:hover, &amp;:focus {\n    color: var(--color-secondary);\n  }\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>It looks like a Sass file, but it's native CSS.<\/p>\n\n<p>It has variables (a.k.a. custom properties) and nesting, which I think are the most used features from preprocessors.<\/p>\n\n<p>But there's no additional build step to generate the end stylesheet. I can use this stylesheet as it is - making it easier to work on and less confusing for new Developers.<\/p>\n\n<p>If I'm not using Tailwind CSS or atomic styles, writing plain CSS files is the approach I'd use.<\/p>\n\n<p>No preprocessors needed.<\/p>\n\n        ",
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