Learning Less.js

Watching for changes in Watch mode

In this exercise, we're going to take a look at a simple, but useful feature called the Watch mode. This allows us to make changes to any Less file while still in development, and for us to reload the page without having to force a complete reload of the page from the server. It is worth noting that the Watch mode can be used with the local filesystem, or with a web server—both will produce the same effect. For the purposes of the book, we will assume the use of the latter; in this case, we will use WampServer, which we covered back in Chapter 2, Building a Less Development Toolkit. If you are a Mac user, then you can use something such as MAMP; Linux users will have a selection of local web servers available ...