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Tests confirm CSS selectors slow load times

Most Web designers make liberal use of CSS selectors, but that spec's sibling, descendant and child selectors can cause what designer/developer Shaun Innman calls a "significant, negative impact on page rendering." This is confirmed in tests done by UI Specialist Jon Sykes that are published on his blog. Fortunately for most designers, the performance impact is only in extreme situations. But ...