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Less 4: Getting Started

Developers might not like CSS, but there is a way to make it work more like code. With this simple toolkit, you can use programmatic structures like variables, reusable classes, and computation to make your CSS even better.

Intermediate
1h 12m
(85)

Created by Shawn Wildermuth

Last Updated Jun 27, 2025

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Less 4: Getting Started

Developers might not like CSS, but there is a way to make it work more like code. With this simple toolkit, you can use programmatic structures like variables, reusable classes, and computation to make your CSS even better.

Intermediate
1h 12m
(85)

Created by Shawn Wildermuth

Last Updated Jun 27, 2025

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Less can help you simplify your CSS and add programming-like constructs to CSS with very little effort required. In this course, Less: Getting Started, you will learn foundational knowledge and gain the ability to show you how to use and write extensions to Less. First, you will learn how to use Less with almost any back-end technology. Next, you will discover how to refactor your CSS into Less. Finally, you will explore how to use nested rules, functions, and variables in your CSS. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to implement Less in your own projects.

Less 4: Getting Started
Intermediate
1h 12m
(85)
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Shawn Wildermuth
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Shawn Wildermuth has been tinkering with computers and software since he got a Vic-20 back in the early '80s. As a Microsoft MVP since 2002, he's also involved with Microsoft as an ASP.NET Insider and ClientDev Insider.

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