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No leading zeros?! [1] I'm pretty sure most math/engineering fields recommend leading zeros for readability, e.g, NIST: "For numbers less than one, a zero is wr

by anonova 12y ago

No leading zeros?! [1] I'm pretty sure most math/engineering fields recommend leading zeros for readability, e.g, NIST: "For numbers less than one, a zero is written before the decimal marker. For example, 0.25 s is the correct form, not .25 s." [2] If it's to make the resulting css file a byte smaller, shouldn't be the preprocessor be able to strip it out? [1]: http://sass-guidelin.es/#zeros http://sass-guidelin.es/#zeros [2]: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf

HugoGiraudel 12y ago
Actually I am thinking of changing this. Someone brought the issue on GitHub: https://github.com/HugoGiraudel/sass-guidelines/issues/32 https://github.com/HugoGiraudel/sass-guidelines/issues/32. It is currently being discussed.
- wldcordeiro 12y ago
  In a similar vein why do you prefer hex colors in shortened lowercase format? I've been partial to uppercase long form.
  - pc86 12y ago
    This is not in a similar vein. Leading zero's for values less than 1 is the correct way to write values less than 1. 3-character or 6-character hex values is only a matter of optimization (fewer characters, which the compiler should be able to handle), and consistency (having both the 3- and 6-character versions in the same file or definition). Case is personal preference and nothing more.
Bognar 12y ago
Seconding this. Leading zeros are important for decimals because it is extremely easy to miss a single dot. This is less of an issue in the world of fixed width fonts, but I don't really think that's a valid excuse to buck the trend of every other engineering field.
- HugoGiraudel 12y ago
  It has been updated.
  - kendallpark 12y ago
    Well done!
  - kolev 12y ago
    You still have it here: // Yep .element { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .1); background: hsl(300, 100%, 100%); } // Nope .element { color: rgba(0,0,0,.1); background: hsl( 300, 100%, 100% ); }
    - HugoGiraudel 12y ago
      Fixed, thank you very much. :)
kendallpark 12y ago
+1 The scientist in me... skin crawls when I see a lack of leading zeros.
- kolev 12y ago
  The non-American, too - as far as I know only in America people are too lazy to put a zero where it makes sense.
  - kolev 12y ago
    Lazy to use zeroes, yet, pretty active downvoting.
paulojreis 12y ago
I agree. Even within the relevant field (front-end development), explicit leading zeros are encouraged. JavaScript code quality tools such as JSHint and JSLint will complain when the leading zero isn't explicit. E.g: JSHint var foo = .1; // Unexpected '.'. JSLint var foo = .1; // A leading decimal point can be confused with a dot: '.1'.

by anonova 12y ago

HugoGiraudel 12y ago

Actually I am thinking of changing this. Someone brought the issue on GitHub: https://github.com/HugoGiraudel/sass-guidelines/issues/32 https://github.com/HugoGiraudel/sass-guidelines/issues/32. It is currently being discussed.

wldcordeiro 12y ago
In a similar vein why do you prefer hex colors in shortened lowercase format? I've been partial to uppercase long form.
- pc86 12y ago
  This is not in a similar vein. Leading zero's for values less than 1 is the correct way to write values less than 1. 3-character or 6-character hex values is only a matter of optimization (fewer characters, which the compiler should be able to handle), and consistency (having both the 3- and 6-character versions in the same file or definition). Case is personal preference and nothing more.

Bognar 12y ago

Seconding this. Leading zeros are important for decimals because it is extremely easy to miss a single dot. This is less of an issue in the world of fixed width fonts, but I don't really think that's a valid excuse to buck the trend of every other engineering field.

HugoGiraudel 12y ago
It has been updated.
- kendallpark 12y ago
  Well done!
- kolev 12y ago
  You still have it here: // Yep .element { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .1); background: hsl(300, 100%, 100%); } // Nope .element { color: rgba(0,0,0,.1); background: hsl( 300, 100%, 100% ); }
  - HugoGiraudel 12y ago
    Fixed, thank you very much. :)

kendallpark 12y ago

+1 The scientist in me... skin crawls when I see a lack of leading zeros.

kolev 12y ago
The non-American, too - as far as I know only in America people are too lazy to put a zero where it makes sense.
- kolev 12y ago
  Lazy to use zeroes, yet, pretty active downvoting.

paulojreis 12y ago

I agree. Even within the relevant field (front-end development), explicit leading zeros are encouraged. JavaScript code quality tools such as JSHint and JSLint will complain when the leading zero isn't explicit. E.g: JSHint var foo = .1; // Unexpected '.'. JSLint var foo = .1; // A leading decimal point can be confused with a dot: '.1'.