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Yes, it is. Generally, they are considered the true source files, with the .js and .css files being generated purely for browser rendering.

Editing the .js and .css files directly will make merges harder, so I'd like to discourage that. I don't think that's going to be an issue for developers who want to make significant changes to front-end code, but you know the community better than me.