Why LESS?

Why LESS?

It helps in creating a cleaner, cross-browser compatible CSS faster and easier. It is designed for dynamic usage using JavaScript which compiles faster than other CSS pre-processors. It keeps the code in a standard way which makes it easy to read and modify. It variables make the maintenance of the code faster....

Features of LESS

It facilitates cleaner and makes code easy to read and hence can be written in an organized way. Styles can be defined and then they can be reused throughout the code. It is based on a simple and complete language JavaScript and is a superset of CSS. It is an active tool that solves the problem of redundancy in code....

Installation Steps & Compilation of LESS File

We can implement either of the methods to utilize the styles in the LESS file with an HTML, which are given below:...

Using the CDN link

To use the CDN links with HTML, we can add the following links inside the tag:...

Using Node.js & npm

Step 1: Create the working directory, along with creating a subfolder named CSS, and then create a file named styles.less inside it. Step 2: Add the following code to the newly created file and save it:...

Compiling the LESS File

Step 1: Move to the terminal of your project directory and write the following command:...

Advantages of LESS

It helps to easily generate the CSS that can work efficiently across different browsers. It enables users to write better with well-organized codes using the nesting concept. LESS variables make the maintenance of the code faster. It enables the users to utilize the classes in a repetitive manner(based on the requirement), easily by referencing them in the rule sets. LESS provides the users to use operations that make the coding faster and save a lot of time....

Disadvantages of LESS

Due to the tight coupling between the modules, more effort needs to be taken to use them again and test dependent modules. LESS contains fewer frameworks like SASS, which consists of Compass, Gravity, and Susy frameworks, as compared with other older pre-processors. Learning the LESS without having knowledge of CSS, will be a tedious task for new users....