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Compass vs Stylus: What are the differences?

<Overview of Compass and Stylus comparison>

1. **Syntax**: Compass uses Sass syntax which is a superset of CSS, providing powerful features while Stylus uses its own unique syntax that is more concise and allows for nested declarations without braces.
2. **Importing Libraries**: Compass has a large library of mixins and functions built-in, while Stylus requires additional plugins for such functionalities, making it more customizable but potentially more complex to set up.
3. **Variable Declaration**: Compass uses the $ symbol for declaring variables, similar to Sass, whereas Stylus allows variables to be declared without any symbol, simplifying the syntax.
4. **Functionality**: Compass focuses on providing utilities like cross-browser compatibility mixins and grid systems, while Stylus is more minimalistic and flexible, allowing developers to build their own functions and features as needed.
5. **Error Handling**: Compass has more descriptive error messages that are easier to debug, making it beginner-friendly, whereas Stylus provides less detailed error messages but offers more freedom in terms of writing styles.
6. **Community and Support**: Compass has a larger and more established community with extensive documentation and resources available, whereas Stylus may have a smaller community but offers a more niche and customizable environment for advanced users.

In Summary, Compass and Stylus differ in syntax, importing libraries, variable declaration, functionality, error handling, and community support, providing developers with options suited to their specific needs and preferences.
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Originally, I was going to start using Sass with Parcel, but then I learned about Stylus, which looked interesting because it can get the property values of something directly instead of through variables, and PostCSS, which looked interesting because you can customize your Pre/Post-processing. Which tool would you recommend?

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You're not correct with saying "vs Postcss". You're using Less/Sass/Stylus/... to produce "CSS" (maybe extended means it has some future features) and then in any case PostCSS will play (it is shipped with Parcel/NextJS/CRA/...)

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Pros of Compass
Pros of Stylus
  • 9
    No vendor prefix CSS pain
  • 1
    Mixins
  • 1
    Variables
  • 1
    Compass sprites
  • 69
    Simple
  • 54
    Indented syntax
  • 38
    Efficient
  • 33
    Built for node.js
  • 32
    Open source
  • 24
    Expressive
  • 21
    Maintainable
  • 17
    Feature-rich
  • 13
    Better than CS
  • 6
    Variables
  • 5
    Functions
  • 3
    @extend directive
  • 2
    Contempt for curly brackets
  • 2
    Very clean
  • 2
    Mixins
  • 2
    Is Easy
  • 2
    No colons, semi-colons or even curly braces
  • 1
    Its unique
  • 1
    Dynamic selectors
  • 1
    Scriptable
  • 1
    Easy Efficiently
  • 1
    Transparent
  • 1
    Supports orthogonal architecture

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What is Compass?

The compass core framework is a design-agnostic framework that provides common code that would otherwise be duplicated across other frameworks and extensions.

What is Stylus?

Stylus is a revolutionary new language, providing an efficient, dynamic, and expressive way to generate CSS. Supporting both an indented syntax and regular CSS style.

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