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0 pointsgoatlover3y ago0 comments

Use ids when JS needs to reference unique elements. Use classes for styling and accessing groups.

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JS can do just as well with unique classnames, which avoids issues with ids like those given in the article.

sgc3y ago

I always presumed this would usually entail a performance hit, since you are accessing something that is not defined as unique.

It's an infinitesimal performance decrease, and it avoids a lot of other issues.

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0 pointsgoatlover3y ago0 comments

Use ids when JS needs to reference unique elements. Use classes for styling and accessing groups.

JS can do just as well with unique classnames, which avoids issues with ids like those given in the article.

sgc3y ago

I always presumed this would usually entail a performance hit, since you are accessing something that is not defined as unique.

It's an infinitesimal performance decrease, and it avoids a lot of other issues.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse