been reading about using horizontal @layer strategies for larger design systems. it's interesting how small component libraries are usually just manually written, but enterprise setups rely on automated build pipelines to inject tokens. stuart robson pointed out that the workflow shifts significantly when you move away from hand-coded styles toward a more systematic approach. i wonder if this makes
manual tweaking fine-grained control harder for devs once everything is piped through a heavy pipeline.
it's basically a trade-off between speed and customizability . has anyone successfully managed to keep @layer specificity predictable in a massive, token-driven codebase?
link:
https://blog.master.dev/design-systems-horizontal-layer/