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by Alex Libby

Writing CSS styles can be very tedious–how many times have you written CSS styles that become difficult to read and manage, and frequently have to be duplicated? Less gives you a solid toolkit that can help streamline your code when developing styles for any website of any size, with a significant reduction in the amount of time and effort required.

Learning Less.js helps you maximize your experience with the Less library by breaking down each of its main features. This book walks you through examples that progressively build upon your knowledge, taking you from beginner to advanced usage in a series of easy-to-follow steps. We begin with exploring the library, and will learn about the tricks it uses to help us save development time when creating and managing styles, right through to using Less.js in some practical, real-world scenarios.

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First published October 24, 2014

Reviews

[Markus Lutz · Rating 5 out of 5]

the book „Learning Less.js“ is a good choice for beginners. In the first chapter you can read why Less is a good choice. It discusses the advantages of less by means of practical examples. Tools for development with Less are introduced.
The third Chapter starts with the practice. You learn development with node and bower. The examples in the book are very practical. It shows all the necessary features e.g. mixing, media queries, responsive and more. You learn to work with less in Wordpress and using grunt in wordpress development. A chapter is devoted for using bootstrap with less and an another chapter deals with color processing.
A highly recommended book for anyone who wants to learn Less.