Pre-/Post-processors

Utilities that augment CSS.

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 vs would not use again.
  • Interest: want to learn vs not interested.
  • Usage: would use again + would not use again vs awareness.
  • Awareness: total - never heard.

Overview of opinions on the technologies surveyed over time.

もう使わない
興味がない
また使いたい
興味がある
知らない
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Sass

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Less

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PostCSS

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Stylus

Technologies with only one year of data are not included.

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.

もう使わない興味がないまた使いたい興味があるAwareness60%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%
もう使わない
興味がない
また使いたい
興味がある
知らない

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%
もう使わない
興味がない
また使いたい
興味がある
知らない

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%
もう使わない
興味がない
また使いたい
興味がある
知らない

Stylus
Completion percentage: 82.2% (9442)
Completion percentage: 82.2% (9442)

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Percents%
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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%
もう使わない
興味がない
また使いたい
興味がある
知らない

Other Tools
Completion percentage: 3.4% (394)
Completion percentage: 3.4% (394)

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Other tools in this category (freeform answers).

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 Usersとても不満不満どちらでもない満足とても満足Happiness0%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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