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Are you guys affiliated with https://en.bem.info/ and why the stark difference? #195

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@woodysee

I was doing some reading up on implementing BEM for my SASS modules and have suddenly noticed that there is an alternative BEM standard named "bem.info" that contradicts the standard set by "Get BEM".

Both standards are also different. For example, "Get BEM" requires modifiers to be separated from blocks and elements with double dashes (i.e.naming__cell--modifier--small) while "bem.info" requires modifiers to be separated using a single underscore (i.e. naming__cell modifier_small).

I have first learnt about BEM from this site. So the emergence of a different and competing standard has presented a dilemma on which source of truth for the BEM methodology I should follow.

Both "Get BEM" and "bem.info" has stated that they at least both done work with Yandex at some point. They even both have the same logo.

So I am wondering if there is any affiliation between "Get BEM" and "bem.info"? And why are two different standards being set on both sites? Which standard of BEM I should use?

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