LESS is MOAR
A guide to easier & more efficient CSS
using the LESS preprocessor.
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Randy Oest
Designer & Developer
Williams Randall Marketing
@amazingrando
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CSS has limitations
• NO Variables
• NO Calculations
• NO Color Manipulations
• NO Libraries
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What is LESS?
LESS is a CSS preprocessor.
It takes written code and
processes it into CSS.
CSS
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Preprocessors are popular
Because they put the
focus on the thinking
and reduce grunt work.
PHP and ASP are to HTML
as LESS and SASS are to CSS.
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Compiling LESS
• Javascript (Not For Production)
• Server-side (Node.js, LESS Gem,
LESS.NET, etc.)
• Precompile with an app
(CodeKit, SimpLESS)
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Let’s Dive
Into LESS
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