Paul Hammond has a very clever idea about avoiding conditional sytlesheets for Internet Explorer. Basically, if we just use conditional comments for IE to include a classname in the body tag, we can isolate the specific IE rules in the main stylesheet.

Pros

• Avoids any extra HTTP requests for files with IE-only hacks
• Slicker than including that monstrosity inside the head tag
• Allows for easier reading and maintenance of stylesheets. The IE hacks can be placed where they’re relevant in the stylesheet.

Cons

• Doesn’t this defeat the entire idea of separating out hacks from standard CSS?

Does anyone else have opinions on the matter?