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LESS IS BETTERCurtis McHale
@curtismchale - curtismchale.ca - wpthemetutorial.com
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What is LESS
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What is LESS
Different way to write plain old CSS
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One Example
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One Example
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One Example
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BUT WHY????
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WHY
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WHY
File separation
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WHY
File separation
widgets.less
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WHY
File separation
widgets.less
forms.less
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WHY
File separation
widgets.less
forms.less
layout.less
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WHY
File separation
widgets.less
forms.less
layout.less
and still serve 1 file to the browser
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Save Time
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Save Time
Allows for variables
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Save Time
Allows for variables
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Save Time
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Save Time
Mixins
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Save Time
Mixins
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Save Time
Mixins
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Save Time
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Save Time
Nested Rules
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Save Time
Nested Rules
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Save Time
Nested Rules
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Save Time
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Save Time
Functions and Operations
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Save Browser Time
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Save Browser Time
Compile and Serve Minified Files
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Save Browser Time
Compile and Serve Minified Files
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Save Browser Time
Compile and Serve Minified Files
http://curtismchale.ca saves 3kb minified
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Save Browser Time
Compile and Serve Minified Files
http://curtismchale.ca saves 3kb minified
translates to 300mb for 100,000 visitors
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Some Issues
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Some Issues
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Some Issues
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Some Issues
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Some Issues
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Some Issues
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Over Nesting
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Over Nesting
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Over Nesting
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Over Nesting
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Over Nesting
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Over Nesting
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Nesting Best Practices
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Comment Please
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Comment Please
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Comment Please
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Comment Please
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COMPILING
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With Javascript
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With Javascript
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With Javascript
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During Development
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During Development
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During Development
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During Development
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THEME EXAMPLES
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var.less
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layout.less
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layout.less
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LESS IS BETTERCurtis McHale
@curtismchale - curtismchale.ca - wpthemetutorial.com
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