[HN Gopher] Pollen - A library of CSS variables inspired by Tail...
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       Pollen - A library of CSS variables inspired by TailwindCSS
        
       Author : ivanb
       Score  : 31 points
       Date   : 2021-09-04 19:37 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.pollen.style)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.pollen.style)
        
       | stevage wrote:
       | Weird. I'm a full time web developer and I honestly don't
       | understand what this library does or why it is useful. I read all
       | the way through the site.
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       | I mostly use Tachyons, which is definitely a bit outdated. Where
       | does Pollen sit, and what value is it providing? Would love to
       | see some more concrete examples.
        
       | ivanb wrote:
       | Pollen is a library of CSS variables for rapid prototyping,
       | consistent styling, and as a zero-runtime utility-first
       | foundation for your own design systems. Heavily inspired by
       | TailwindCSS.
        
       | b215826 wrote:
       | This might be confused with the publishing system of the same
       | name written in Racket: https://docs.racket-lang.org/pollen/
        
       | clownpepe wrote:
       | Looks promising, will try this on when I am rewriting my blog
       | (again)
        
       | edoceo wrote:
       | I've been using CSS vars more and more on bespoke(quick-hacks)
       | stuff, just to leave out build steps and all. Awesome to see a
       | whole toolkit around just that small feature-set of CSS.
        
       | krono wrote:
       | I'm confused, isn't this just a list of design token names and
       | some docs on how to use CSS variables?
        
         | prezjordan wrote:
         | The same way that Tailwind is "just" a list of class names
        
       | spankalee wrote:
       | This looks great!
       | 
       | It will work very well with shadow DOM too. Import at the
       | document and all shadow roots get the variable definitions, then
       | you can override them per subtree anywhere in the document.
        
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