Css changes not reflect unless content deploy - which shouldn't be needed at all on developer mode

[itmultimobd453]

Hello,

I have a Magento 2.4.3 new store in which my changes from css placed into child theme > web > css aren't reflecting unless I run the php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

The store is in developer mode, so I shouldn't even need to use the content deploy at all.

But the content deploy and developer mode apparently is messed up by itself - I have another store in developer mode and I still have to deploy content whenever I upgrade or compile..

So here's the two very annoying and surprising issues, please advice.

Thanks

[LitCommerce Expert]

the best shot during theme development would be to disable completely:
- Layouts
- Blocks HTML output
- Page Cache
In System -> Cache management.

[itmultimobd453]

Hi, I did that already, and it doesn't work. It works only if I clear the static files cache. I ended up moving my css into a pub>whatever (but not static) folder and I work there, but it's incredible it's so difficult to work in css in Magento.