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# [Why use a CSS Preprocessor instead of Vanilla CSS](https://ankits.hashnode.dev/why-use-a-css-preprocessor-instead-of-vanilla-css?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

This article is a task from Chris Bongers on Hashnode Technical Writing Bootcamp II. A preprocessor has its own syntax for developers to write easier and cleaner CSS code. Later, it gets translated in a separate file to standard CSS, because browser...

Nov 13, 2020 · 4 min read · ankits.hashnode.dev  
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[Ankit Kumar Sharma](https://hashnode.com/@ankits)

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[Braydon Coyer](https://hashnode.com/@braydoncoyer)

[Nov 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-use-a-css-preprocessor-instead-of-vanilla-css/5fae5e1afa438d6532c7ef4e/comment/5fae9c3308f9e538a0136d3a)

SASS FTW!

[Ankit Kumar Sharma](https://hashnode.com/@ankits)

[Nov 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-use-a-css-preprocessor-instead-of-vanilla-css/5fae5e1afa438d6532c7ef4e/comment/5fae9c3308f9e538a0136d3a#reply-5faeab4208f9e538a0136e2f)

[Braydon Coyer](https://hashnode.com/@braydoncoyer) Couldn't agree more.

[Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips)

[Nov 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-use-a-css-preprocessor-instead-of-vanilla-css/5fae5e1afa438d6532c7ef4e/comment/5fae660b8f0a026553479a72)

Nice one! Big fan of SASS myself!

[Ankit Kumar Sharma](https://hashnode.com/@ankits)

[Nov 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-use-a-css-preprocessor-instead-of-vanilla-css/5fae5e1afa438d6532c7ef4e/comment/5fae660b8f0a026553479a72#reply-5fae6814fa438d6532c7f0c3)

Thank you [Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips). I am your huge admirer. Thanks for guiding with your valuable sessions(at Bootcamp) and your articles.

And yeah! I am also a big fan of SASS.