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Less Web Development Essentials (Second Edition)

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

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|Sep 2025
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Key Features

    Book Description

    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.

    What you will learn

    • Discover how to debug your code effectively by setting up an automatic build process with Grunt and Gulp
    • Explore the concepts of mixins and variables in Less to script reusable CSS code
    • Use postprocessors to autoprefix, compress, and optimize your CSS code
    • Create complex relationships between properties and use the builtin functions of Less to write your own functions
    • Build a responsive grid with Less to ensure a logical and formal structure for designs
    • Develop web applications with Less and integrate it with your WordPress themes using other CSS frameworks and grid systems

    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.

    Table of Contents

    1. Improving Web Development with Less
    2. Using Variables and Mixins
    3. Nested Rules, Operations, and Built-in Functions
    4. Testing your code and using libraries of prebuilt mixins
    5. Integrating Less in Your Own Projects
    6. Get more out Bootstrap with Less
    7. Less with external applications and frameworks
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78528-669-8
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2025
    Language: English
    Pages: 270