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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout box-sizing and max-width

Rouillie Wilkerson
Rouillie Wilkerson
10,419 Points
Posted by Rouillie Wilkerson
Rouillie Wilkerson
10,419 Points

Should the other box-sizing: border-box selectors be deleted after entering a universal selector?

I wanted to know if it's good practice to avoid too many lines of unnecessary code by deleting individual selectors once a universal one has been applied.

2 Answers

Sean M
Sean M
7,344 Points
Sean M
Sean M
7,344 Points

Yes, because the box-sizing is now defined universally.

Dane Parchment
MOD
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,075 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,075 Points

Yes, you should be fine removing it from other places in your css, to keep your code DRY.

Rouillie Wilkerson
Rouillie Wilkerson
10,419 Points
Rouillie Wilkerson
Rouillie Wilkerson
10,419 Points

Thanks for your help, and teaching me some more code lingo!