Less Web Development Essentials, 2nd Edition

Leverage the features of Less to write better, reusable, and maintainable CSS code

About This Book

• Meet the DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle of software coding for your web development projects by avoiding code duplication
• Shorten the debugging time of complex CSS code with Less for specific devices and browsers
• A comprehensive, fast-paced guide that covers the essential concepts of Less through practical and well-explained code

Who This Book Is For

If you use CSS for web development tasks and want to learn how to create maintainable and reusable code, this is the book for you. Basic knowledge of web development would be helpful.

In Detail

Less is a preprocessor for CSS that uses less.js for real-time compilation, unlike other preprocessors. Building responsive websites with advanced features such as gradients and animations makes your CSS code complex. Less helps you to write clean, reusable, and maintainable CSS.

Starting off with the fundamental concepts of Less and CSS, you are taken on a tour of how to improve your web development skills with Less.

Next, you get to grips with mixins and variables in Less, which help you to avoid code duplication and write reusable code. Then, you venture into the concepts of nested rules, operations, and built-in functions, which help you in the dynamic creation of CSS properties and help you to create shorter and effective style sheets.

By the end of the book, you will be able to develop code faster and reduce the maintenance time for your web development projects.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Improving Web Development With Less
Chapter 2: Using Variables And Mixins
Chapter 3: Nested Rules, Operations, And Built-In Functions
Chapter 4: Testing Your Code And Using Prebuilt Mixins Libraries
Chapter 5: Integrating Less In Your Own Projects
Chapter 6: Using The Bootstrap 3 Frontend Framework
Chapter 7: Less With External Applications And Frameworks