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CSS CSS Foundations Selectors Type Selectors

Posted by Mikael Lindberg
Mikael Lindberg
965 Points

Is there any reason not to let CSS files be in the same folder as HTML files?

Both Nick and Guil put their CSS files in a seperate folder. If they already have explained why, pardon this question, it must have flew straight past my head.

So, are there any pro's and con's about this, except being slightly more systematic?

3 Answers

Aditya Thoomati
Aditya Thoomati
11,729 Points

Yes, you can have the CSS files in the same folder. Having a folder helps your project structure stay clean. That's it! :)

Justin LeFurjah
Justin LeFurjah
12,347 Points
Justin LeFurjah
Justin LeFurjah
12,347 Points

I second what Aditya said. If you have many CSS files this is especially troublesome. Then imagine if you put a bunch of javascript files in your general project folder as well. It is easier to deal with if everything has its own folder.

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

In addition a lot of frameworks such as Flask or Django require that CSS and JavaScripts files be stored in a static directory.

Goodluck! --Ricky