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LESS WEB DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS

By : Bass Jobsen
Book Image

LESS WEB DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS

By: Bass Jobsen

Overview of this book

Less is a CSS preprocessor that essentially improves the functionality of simple CSS with the addition of several features. The book begins by teaching you how Less facilitates the process of web development. You will quickly then move on to actually creating your first layout using Less and compiling your very first Less code. Next, you will learn about variables and mixins and how they will help in building robust CSS code. In addition, you'll learn how to keep your code clean and test it by using style guides. We will then move on to the concept of Bootstrapping and the strength of using Less with Twitter Bootstrap. Going one step further, you will be able to customize Twitter's Bootstrap 3 using Less. Finally, you will learn how to integrate Less into your WordPress themes and explore other web apps that use Less. By leveraging this powerful CSS preprocessor, you will be able to consistently produce amazing web applications while making CSS code development an enjoyable experience.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Less Web Development Essentials
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 2. Using Variables and Mixins

In this chapter, you will study Less in more detail, where you will learn more about variables and mixins. Variables in Less can be reused anywhere in the code. Although they are often defined in a single place, they can also be overwritten elsewhere in the code. They are used to define commonly used values that can be edited only once at a single place. Based on the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle, commonly used values will help you build websites that are easier to maintain. Mixins are used to set the properties of a class. They bundle tasks in a single line of code and are also reusable. You will learn how to create, use, and reuse them in your project and write better CSS without code duplications.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

  • Commenting on your code

  • Using variables

  • Escaping values

  • Using mixins