Less Web Development Essentials - Second Edition - Softcover

Jobsen, Bass

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178355407X ISBN 13: 9781783554072

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

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.

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 built-in 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

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.

About this title

About the Author

Bass Jobsen

Bass Jobsen has been programming for the Web since 1995, covering everything from C to PHP, and is always on the hunt for the most accessible interfaces. Based in Orthen, the Netherlands, he was the coauthor of Less Web Development Cookbook, Packt Publishing, which contains over 110 practical recipes to help you write leaner, more efficient CSS code using Less. He uses Less in his daily job for web design tasks, WordPress theme development, the awesome StreetArt.nl project, and other Twitter Bootstrap apps. He is always happy to help you at http://stackoverflow.com/users/1596547/bass-jobsen, and he blogs at http://bassjobsen.weblogs.fm/. Also, check out his Bootstrap WordPress Starter Theme (JBST) and other projects on GitHub at https://github.com/bassjobsen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178355407X
• ISBN 13: 9781783554072
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 270