Book description
Learn how preprocessors can make CSS scalable and easy to maintain. You'll see how to write code in a very clean and scalable manner and use CSS preprocessor features such as variables and looping, which are missing in CSS natively. Reading Beginning CSS Preprocessors will make your life much simpler by showing you how to create reusable chunks of code. In addition to coding enhancements, you’ll also learn to automate processes such as generating image sprites and minifying code.
Beginning CSS Preprocessors is your guide for getting started with CSS preprocessors. This book shows you how to use CSS in your day-to-day work and thus be smart and efficient at writing CSS.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 : Introduction to Preprocessors
- Chapter 2 : Introduction to Sass
- Chapter 3 : Advanced Sass
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Chapter 4 : Development with Less
- Introduction to Less
- Client-Side Variation of Less
- Server-Side Variant
- Language Features
- Nested Rules
- Import Directives
- Mixin Guards
- Referencing the Parent Selector
- Detached Rules and Mixins
- Operations on Numbers and Colors
- Merging Properties
- Looping Mixins
- Functions
- Using Less with External Frameworks
- Summary
- Chapter 5 : Introduction to Compass
- Index
Product information
- Title: Beginning CSS Preprocessors: With SASS, Compass.js, and Less.js
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2015
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781484213476
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