tag:kirkbushell.com,2010:/articles/dry-css/comments Mephisto Drax 2009-01-07T18:27:17Z Jeroen Haijen tag:kirkbushell.com,2008-10-23:2:33 2009-01-07T18:27:17Z 2009-01-07T18:27:17Z With this example you were thinking in circles. From the first code it was obvious that left and right where to be put together. Unfortunately CSS is not made to run DRY. Although it is a good idea and effort to check and make it more dry. Perhaps you should think about naming the left and right banner 'side' banners. (you can still ID them left and right if wished) Thinking what DRYness is to me (in that order): - nicer looking code - easier to maintain - coding quicker Personally I prefer my CSS to be more explanatory/beter looking/easier to maintain than running it DRY because it would conflict with the reasons to run DRY. Anyway, it's a good thinking exercise and makes you think about CSS Thanks Terry Haayema tag:kirkbushell.com,2008-10-23:2:16 2008-11-25T22:31:50Z 2008-11-25T22:31:50Z DRYness is a good goal, but maintainability can be an important aspect of CSS development as well. If the CSS gets too dry and there are multiple references to the same class names, it can be hard to identify where a change should be made, especially if it will be handed to another developer to maintain once finished.