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Robert Chamblee
Robert Chamblee
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Posted by Robert Chamblee
Robert Chamblee
12,711 Points

Importing Stylesheets

When you import a stylesheet using @import, does the browser cache it?

1 Answer

Damon Johnson
Damon Johnson
Courses Plus Student 2,775 Points

Hey Robert,

I think this will answer your question

http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/04/09/dont-use-import/

I think it does still cache the stylesheet, but there are advantages to not using it

Hope that helps

=)