Optimizing CSS: A Comparative Analysis

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In the realm of web development, writing clean, efficient, and maintainable CSS is crucial. In this post, we’ll delve into a comparative analysis of two CSS code snippets, highlighting the key improvements and optimizations made in the latter version.

Old Version: https://twiztss.github.io/Frontend-Design/Social-Proof-Section/

New Version: https://skyz03.github.io/Frontend-Design-1/Social-Proof-Section/

Removed Redundant Properties

Before:

.wrapper {
  height: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

After: The height property was defined twice in the .wrapper class in the first snippet, but this redundancy was removed in the latter snippet.

Combined Selectors

Before:

.main-text {
  width: 80%;
}
.main-review {
  width: 80%;
}

After:

.main-text, .main-review {
  width: 80%;
}

The width property for .main-text and .main-review was combined in the latter snippet for better readability.

Reduced Duplication

Before:

.review-card {
  padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;
}
.client-review {
  background-color…