@elad2412 But the * selector should already apply to all elements. Why are the pseudoclasses necessary? Does * exclude some elements?
I would like to know if you have experienced corner cases using *, thanks!
Nice article, I also agree that border-box is not only the most intuitive but also the most practical. It is worth mentioning that the border-box model is the default in IE and Opera, something that has driven many of us crazy.
My suggestion is to not use the * selector and instead use box-sizing only when it is required: when, in addition to width/height, also border or padding are specified. This doesn't happen as often as you might think.
What can I say about using before and after pseudoclasses with the universal selector: I just don't see the point, but maybe someone can explain it to me...
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@elad2412 I see, they aren't DOM nodes and therefore * doesn't affect them. Thanks for creating an example.
A lot of people just copy-paste these examples, it would be good to mention that using the pseudoclasses is only necessary if they are using them to actually create elements.