Comments on: Taking LESS.js for a spin, and how does it compare to Sass 3 http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/ jc-designs blog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:32:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: jcDesigns http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-16270 jcDesigns Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:32:52 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-16270 Nice link, thanks Nick! Nice link, thanks Nick!

]]> By: nick http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-16246 nick Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:46:48 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-16246 There is a LESS compiler app for mac (http://incident57.com/less/). I think windows people are out of luck. Working with the live js method in dev is an amazing time-saver, but being able to compile it for production is a must, I agree. There is a LESS compiler app for mac (http://incident57.com/less/). I think windows people are out of luck.

Working with the live js method in dev is an amazing time-saver, but being able to compile it for production is a must, I agree.

]]> By: Felipe Gasper http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-9138 Felipe Gasper Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:29:58 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-9138 Just run less.js with node…that’ll compile to native CSS for you on the server. If you want, then pipe that through a CSS minifier. Just run less.js with node…that’ll compile to native CSS for you on the server. If you want, then pipe that through a CSS minifier.

]]> By: jcDesigns http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-5147 jcDesigns Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:20:15 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-5147 While I prefer Sass over LESS, I am really glad to see that at least some people are using these. With Sass, my development time has been cut drastically. I now find writing straight CSS extremely tedious. Glad that it works with jQuery as well. I assumed it would, but one never knows. Have you used the HTML5 boilerplate? Cause it has everything you mentioned except PIE, which I add myself. Have you tried Sass, or did you just go straight to LESS? And do you compile or leave it as is with the js in play? While I prefer Sass over LESS, I am really glad to see that at least some people are using these. With Sass, my development time has been cut drastically. I now find writing straight CSS extremely tedious. Glad that it works with jQuery as well. I assumed it would, but one never knows.

Have you used the HTML5 boilerplate? Cause it has everything you mentioned except PIE, which I add myself.

Have you tried Sass, or did you just go straight to LESS? And do you compile or leave it as is with the js in play?

]]> By: Chris http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-5142 Chris Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:59:05 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-5142 I've been using LESS.js for 3 months along side JQuery without any hick ups and it's magical. I have my own base template setup with fixes for IE like CSS3Pie, HTML5 shiv (for IE's), and IE PNG Fix because I have to support IE6 as well. Let me tell you, with my setup above + LESS = 2 hour cut ups, maybe less, from a PSD mock. I couldn't touch that before when I first started 2 years ago. lol <3 LESS I’ve been using LESS.js for 3 months along side JQuery without any hick ups and it’s magical.

I have my own base template setup with fixes for IE like CSS3Pie, HTML5 shiv (for IE’s), and IE PNG Fix because I have to support IE6 as well.

Let me tell you, with my setup above + LESS = 2 hour cut ups, maybe less, from a PSD mock. I couldn’t touch that before when I first started 2 years ago. lol

<3 LESS

]]> By: Using Sass(SCSS) On My Website Redesign | jc-designs.net http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Using Sass(SCSS) On My Website Redesign | jc-designs.net Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:14:00 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-3847 [...] Taking LESS.js for a spin, and how does it compare to Sass 3 [...] [...] Taking LESS.js for a spin, and how does it compare to Sass 3 [...]

]]> By: jcDesigns http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 jcDesigns Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:37:25 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-3137 Thanks for the comment Tim. Very cool that it works with Ext. I will assume then that there are no problems with jQuery. I am surprised to actually find some who knows about Ext that is coming here. If not for work, I would not even have known that the library existed. Thanks for the comment Tim. Very cool that it works with Ext. I will assume then that there are no problems with jQuery. I am surprised to actually find some who knows about Ext that is coming here. If not for work, I would not even have known that the library existed.

]]> By: Tim http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3128 Tim Sun, 12 Sep 2010 08:52:40 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-3128 I also have NO idea if LESS plays well with other javascript libraries such as jQuery or Ext (if ANYONE can answer that, I would HUGELY appreciate it). I gave the latest version of less.js (1.0.35) a try with my complex ExtJS (3.2.1) app and it seemed to work fine, altho the "less.watch()" thing failed (will investigate why - might be something to with my use of Google App Engine as a server, altho it looks like it just sets up a time to refetch the .less file every second). Personally I intend to use less.js in development, but will probably compile the less to css with the ruby command or similar before I deploy a production version (at the same stage that I minify my source etc) - this gives me ease of use during development, and fewer dependencies at runtime. I also have NO idea if LESS plays well with other javascript
libraries such as jQuery or Ext (if ANYONE can answer that,
I would HUGELY appreciate it).

I gave the latest version of less.js (1.0.35) a try with my complex ExtJS (3.2.1) app and it seemed to work fine, altho the “less.watch()” thing failed (will investigate why – might be something to with my use of Google App Engine as a server, altho it looks like it just sets up a time to refetch the .less file every second).

Personally I intend to use less.js in development, but will probably compile the less to css with the ruby command or similar before I deploy a production version (at the same stage that I minify my source etc) – this gives me ease of use during development, and fewer dependencies at runtime.

]]> By: jcDesigns http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-748 jcDesigns Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:35:18 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-748 Thanks for the comments Kurt, and glad the post was some help. I wish I could say it only took me 45 minutes to get Compass working, but I am extremely stupid when it comes to command line stuff. Once I had it up and going though, it worked great. I agree, I like the idea of compiling on the fly, but something about that really bothers me, which I mention in this article. This is one of the main reasons, besides liking the SCSS syntax better, why I am going to go with Sass 3. You might also want to check out my review on Sass: http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/06/test-driving-sass-3-a-second-look-at-sass/ Thanks for the comments Kurt, and glad the post was some help. I wish I could say it only took me 45 minutes to get Compass working, but I am extremely stupid when it comes to command line stuff. Once I had it up and going though, it worked great.

I agree, I like the idea of compiling on the fly, but something about that really bothers me, which I mention in this article. This is one of the main reasons, besides liking the SCSS syntax better, why I am going to go with Sass 3.

You might also want to check out my review on Sass: http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/06/test-driving-sass-3-a-second-look-at-sass/

]]> By: Kurt Milam http://jc-designs.net/blog/2010/07/taking-less-js-for-a-spin-and-how-does-it-compare-to-sass-3/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Kurt Milam Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:21:02 +0000 http://jc-designs.net/blog/?p=384#comment-745 Thanks for the interesting article. I've been wanting to integrate SASS or SCSS into my PHP projects for a while. I came across this article because I was looking for a javascript SASS/SCSS complier (and thinking about building one on my own, if it didn't already exist). I finally decided to bite the bullet and install Compass on our server. With a bit of effort (45 minutes or so), I was able to set up a Compass project inside what's normally a PHP application, and it's working nicely. I like the idea of LESS and compiling the code on-the-fly at the client. Probably not a bad idea for development purposes, but it's probably better to save the compiled code to a file for a production app. Nicely-written article. Helped me make up my mind how to move forward. Now if I can only find a way to allow my CSS coders to turn on Compass' watch without having to log in to the server over a terminal. Thanks for the interesting article. I’ve been wanting to integrate SASS or SCSS into my PHP projects for a while. I came across this article because I was looking for a javascript SASS/SCSS complier (and thinking about building one on my own, if it didn’t already exist).

I finally decided to bite the bullet and install Compass on our server. With a bit of effort (45 minutes or so), I was able to set up a Compass project inside what’s normally a PHP application, and it’s working nicely.

I like the idea of LESS and compiling the code on-the-fly at the client. Probably not a bad idea for development purposes, but it’s probably better to save the compiled code to a file for a production app.

Nicely-written article. Helped me make up my mind how to move forward. Now if I can only find a way to allow my CSS coders to turn on Compass’ watch without having to log in to the server over a terminal.

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