Did you know that your css code could be slowing down your website? Did you also know that there is a free solution out there that can help you optimize or reformat your css code for speed and readability? This article is going to explain the benefits of optimizing your css code and the reasons why all web designers should be doing it.
First we need to take into account the 2 reasons why you would want to reformat your css: readability and optimization.
Readability Having nicely formatted css that easily readable is very helpful when you are developing a site.
Most of us (me included) can get pretty sloppy when in a hurry to develop code, and a formatter can really help out to make it more readable.
On development teams where both Macs and PCs are used, sometimes line breaks are not read correctly across platforms and your css can end up all on one line.
A formatter can help get your code looking pretty again.
Optimization The opposite of readability is optimization.
One problem with CSS is that it can get pretty file-size heavy when designing with it - especially on complex layouts.
Optimizing your CSS will strip out all unnecessary characters and leave your CSS lean and mean.
Optimizing css is great to do once you've finished your site and don't plan to work on the design very much anymore.
The css formatter is a great tool because it can do both! You can format for readability while you are designing, optimize when you go live, and reformat it for readability if you ever need to work on it again.
It's really a 'win win' thing to do.