Pre-/Post-processors

Utilities that augment CSS.

Rankings

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SatisfactionS
InterestI
UsageU
AwarenessA

Satisfaction, interest, usage, and awareness ratio rankings.

2019202020192020SassLessPostCSSStylusSassLessPostCSSStylus90%88%46%39%91%92%47%41%

Technologies with less than 10% awareness not included. Each ratio is defined as follows:

  • Satisfaction: would use again / (would use again + would not use again)
  • Interest: want to learn / (want to learn + not interested)
  • Usage: (would use again + would not use again) / total
  • Awareness: (total - never heard) / total

Experience Over Time

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Overview of opinions on the technologies surveyed over time.

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Technologies with only one year of data are not included.

Positive/Negative Split

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This chart splits positive (“want to learn”, “would use again”) vs negative (“not interested”, “would not use again”) experiences on both sides of a central axis.

Bar thickness represents the number of respondents aware of a technology.

Would not useNot interestedWould use againInterestedAwareness60%40%20%0%20%40%60%80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%80%SassPostCSSLessStylus

Sass
Completion percentage: 82.1% (9440)
Completion percentage: 82.1% (9440)

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2019

8.5% 8.5% 77.6% 77.6% 7.9% 7.9%

2020

10.9% 10.9% 78.2% 78.2%
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Less
Completion percentage: 82.3% (9454)
Completion percentage: 82.3% (9454)

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2019

29.8% 29.8% 32.1% 32.1% 25.6% 25.6% 11.1% 11.1%

2020

33.1% 33.1% 33.4% 33.4% 21% 21% 10.3% 10.3%
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Not interested
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PostCSS
Completion percentage: 82.3% (9454)
Completion percentage: 82.3% (9454)

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2019

19.9% 19.9% 36.2% 36.2% 23.8% 23.8% 16.6% 16.6%

2020

19.1% 19.1% 44.3% 44.3% 20.1% 20.1% 12.4% 12.4%
Would not use
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Would use again
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Stylus
Completion percentage: 82.2% (9442)
Completion percentage: 82.2% (9442)

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2019

8.7% 8.7% 42% 42% 7.9% 7.9% 13.7% 13.7% 27.8% 27.8%

2020

10.6% 10.6% 43.6% 43.6% 7.4% 7.4% 13.4% 13.4% 24.9% 24.9%
Would not use
Not interested
Would use again
Interested
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Other Tools
Completion percentage: 3.4% (394)
Completion percentage: 3.4% (394)

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Other tools in this category (freeform answers).

Overall Happiness

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On a scale of one (very unhappy) to five (very happy), how happy are developers with the current overall state of this category?

0%10%20%30%40%50%Percentage of UsersVery UnhappyUnhappyNeutralHappyVery HappyHappiness0%10%20%30%40%50%2.5%2.5%2.9%2.9%23.5%23.5%52.8%52.8%18.3%18.3%

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