Exactly, using higher level languages is a matter of DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) and normalization (specify things in one place, have them change everywhere con

Exactly, using higher level languages is a matter of DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) and normalization (specify things in one place, have them change everywhere consistently). Especially for CSS this is really useful as in itself is a crude, low-level language, things can quickly become very verbose especially if you consider cross-browser compatibility for the fancier effects.