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React – CSS in JavaScript techniques comparison
11 points · Open discussionMicheleBertoli
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React: CSS in JS techniques comparison
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Mentioned in the same Hacker News threads. That is not proof they are substitutes.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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5 sourcesI don't think everyone uses that distinction, see this list for example. Radium is included among others:
https://github.com/MicheleBertoli/css-in-js
Or this influential talk:
https://speakerdeck.com/vjeux/react-css-in-js
In Show HN: Styled-components – Use the best of ES6 to style React apps> build or render-time extraction of CSS
Render-time is waaaay too late. The ship has sailed at that point: so no, that doesn't take care of your first point.
> Many CSS-in-JS libraries also handle style modularization, often in ways arguably better than CSS preprocessors.
I've yet to see one that comes even close to SASS - not even the same game let alone the same league - so agree to disagree here.
> You should take a look at: https://github.com/MicheleBertoli/css-in-js
I have - all it shows is that css-in-js is not a realistic competition for sensible modular CSS via something like SASS (CSS Modules, etc, good patterns).
In State of React and CSSThis is simply not true. Many CSS-in-JS libraries support build or render-time extraction of CSS, which takes care of your first criterion.
Many CSS-in-JS libraries also handle style modularization, often in ways arguably better than CSS preprocessors. There's a lot of variety here.
I'm not sure what you mean by "faster than CSS". CSS can be fast or slow, depending on how the CSS is written.
You should take a look at: https://github.com/MicheleBertoli/css-in-js
In State of React and CSSA very comprehensive list of CSS-in-JS libraries with code examples is maintained here: https://github.com/MicheleBertoli/css-in-js for folks who are interested.
My personal favorite: https://github.com/rtsao/csjs
In State of React and CSS