Less

Less

Less is a popular CSS preprocessor that extends the capabilities of CSS and makes it easier and more efficient to write and maintain stylesheets. It allows developers to use variables, mixins, functions, and other features that are not available in traditional CSS, and to generate complex stylesheets with less code. Similar to Sass, Less simplifies the process of creating and managing stylesheets, especially for large and complex projects.

One of the main advantages of Less is its simplicity and ease of use, especially for beginners. It has a simple syntax that is similar to CSS and requires little setup, making it a popular choice for many web developers. Less also supports a wide range of features, including nested rules, variables, and operators, which can help to improve the organization and structure of stylesheets.

Less can be used with any modern web development stack, including React, Angular, and Vue.js, and it has a large and active community that contributes to its development and provides support to developers.

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Homepage

http://lesscss.org/

Pepository

https://github.com/less/less.js

NPM

https://www.npmjs.com/package/less

Number of Contributors

295

Number of days since last commit

68

Top contributors all time

Luke Page1092
cloudhead501
Matthew Dean302
Alexis Sellier172
seven-phases-max61
meri57
Max Mikhailov53
jurcovicovam53
Bass Jobsen26
Jon Schlinkert25
Daniel Stockman19
rjgotten18
Marcel Jackwerth15
Mária Jurčovičová15
Oliver Becker15
Lei Chen14
agatronic12
Simone Deponti11
Dustin Cass10
Forbes Lindesay10

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More information

For general information on the language, configuration options or usage visit lesscss.org.

Here are other resources for using Less.js:

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Grunt.

Reporting Issues

Before opening any issue, please search for existing issues and read the Issue Guidelines, written by Nicolas Gallagher. After that if you find a bug or would like to make feature request, please open a new issue.

Please report documentation issues in the documentation project.

Development

Read Developing Less.

Release History

See the changelog

Contributors

Code Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [Contribute].

License

Copyright (c) 2009-2017 Alexis Sellier & The Core Less Team
Licensed under the Apache License.

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