Using CSS custom properties like this is a waste

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If you're interested in checking out ICodeThis, you can find it here: https://icodethis.com/?ref=kevin and if you want to sign up for one of their premium plans, use KEVIN at checkout for an extra 10% off. Custom properties are amazing, but a lot of people don’t take advantage of how awesome they are. They set them up in the :root and that’s it, but they can be so much more useful than that! So, in this video I explore how we take them up a notch and make our code a lot more efficient in the process. 🔗 Links ✅ ICodeThis: https://icodethis.com/?ref=kevin ✅ Lea Verou’s article on pseudo-private properties: https://lea.verou.me/blog/2021/10/custom-properties-with-defaults/ ✅ The starting code from this video: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/QWzZaMz ✅ The final code from this video: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/RwEqEyV Disclaimer: Some of the links above might be affiliate links, which means that I'll receive a commission in case you like and decide to purchase the product or service. This comes at no extra cost for you, and helps support my channel 😊 ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Setting up locally scoped custom properties 07:30 - Why this is so useful 11:00 - iCodeThis 11:40 - Changing one value instead of redeclaring property 14:10 - Creating new variations is so easy #css -- Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community 💬 https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Keep up to date with everything I'm up to ✉ https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter Come hang out with me live every Monday on Twitch! 📺 https://www.twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell --- My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/ --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel, make sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/ Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell --- And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!