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LESS WEB DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS

Use CSS preprocessing to streamline the development and maintenance of your web applications

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
By: Bass Jobsen  
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|Sep 2025
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Key Features

    Book Description

    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.

    What you will learn

    • Compile Less code into readable and maintainable CSS
    • Integrate Less into your own projects
    • Reuse your code to prevent code duplications
    • Reduce the development and maintenance time of your projects
    • Use variables and mixins to write reusable and portable code
    • Build a responsive grid with Less to create beautifully responsive site layouts
    • Customize Twitter s Bootstrap 3 with Less

    Who this book is for

    Every web designer who works with CSS and who wants to spend more time on real designing tasks should read this book. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner web designer or have used CSS for years; both will profit from reading this book and will learn how to utilize Less. We also recommend this book for teachers and students in modern web design and computer science. Less does not depend on a platform, language, or CMS. If you use CSS, you can and will benefit from Less.

    Table of Contents

      PDF ISBN: 978-1-78398-147-2
      Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
      Copyright owner: © 2014 Packt Publishing Limited
      Publication date: 2025
      Language: English
      Pages: 202

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