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Why I stopped using a CSS frameworkThree years of overriding someone else’s opinions, and what replaced them.The record light: one colour, rationedA palette closed on purpose, so a single hue can carry meaning.Motion that survives prefers-reduced-motionIf the finished state is the resting state, nothing is ever unreachable.
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Why I stopped using a CSS frameworkThree years of overriding someone else’s opinions, and what replaced them.The record light: one colour, rationedA palette closed on purpose, so a single hue can carry meaning.Motion that survives prefers-reduced-motionIf the finished state is the resting state, nothing is ever unreachable.Tokens are a contract, not a themeTwo tiers, and why one override reaches everything.Writing components you can deleteThe best component is the one that leaves no trace when it goes.
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