Alex Libby
Author of jQuery Tools UI Library
Works by Alex Libby
Practical Svelte: Create Performant Applications with the Svelte Component Framework (2021) 3 copies
Instant SASS CSS how-to learn to write more efficient CSS with the help of the SASS CSS library using practical,… (2013) 3 copies
Gatsby e-commerce : a practical introduction to creating e-commerce sites with the Gatsby framework (2021) 2 copies
Beginning SVG: A Practical Introduction to SVG using Real-World Examples (English Edition) (2018) 2 copies
Mastering jQuery 1 copy
Sass essentials : develop efficient and streamlined CSS styles using Sass for any website or online application with… (2015) 1 copy
Mastering PostCSS for web design : explore the power of PostCSS to write highly performing, modular, and modern CSS… (2016) 1 copy
Responsive web design with HTML5 and CSS3 Essentials : design and deliver an optimal user experience for all devices (2016) 1 copy
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The features and abilities that LESS provides allow you to significantly reduce the amount of CSS code you will have to write.
In the first couple of chapters the author provides a few tools to show how you can pre-compile your LESS to convert to CSS before deploying to production. Visual Studio developers can use this information in their build events to get LESS converted to CSS on each build.
I also liked the fact that the author marks each section as 'Should know', 'Must know' and 'Become an expert'. It helps me to see which sections I need to quickly glance through if I use this book as a reference guide for LESS.
There are a few typos in the code sample that you need to be aware of. The most common one is the declaration of .less file in the html. The book suggests the declaration to be:
But in the samples have it as:
Seems a bit inconsistent, that's all.… (more)