Legacy Custom Code Persists Where Native CSS Now Suffices
Web developers often keep custom JavaScript or CSS workarounds in production long after modern CSS gained native support for the same behavior, adding unnecessary code weight and maintenance burden. Teams lack an easy way to audit a live page and identify which custom code could be replaced with browser-native CSS, with evidence to justify the change.
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