I wouldn't pick Stylus for a new project, but you can use it with a linter like Stylint (https://github.com/SimenB/stylint https://github.com/SimenB/stylint) to

I wouldn't pick Stylus for a new project, but you can use it with a linter like Stylint (https://github.com/SimenB/stylint https://github.com/SimenB/stylint) to enforce stricter conventions. Totally agree with you on the importance of consistency for maintainability (where it can be applied automatically with tools).