Ember.js - About. Using Less.js to Simplify Your CSS3. LESS is an amazing little tool that extends CSS with the addition of variables, mixins, operations and nested rules.
What this means is that you can write leaner code very quickly. And with the recent rise of complex CSS3 properties, we have a few glaring examples of code that could definitely stand to be simplified a bit. Today we’ll take a look at how to use the newest JavaScript implementation of LESS to simplify lengthy CSS3 markup. One of the key features we’ll be looking at that I haven’t seen discussed elsewhere is how to deal with multiple variables in mixins. It’s fairly simple but can be confusing if you’ve never tried it.
Anyone Can Use LESS.js When I first looked at LESS, it seemed like an awful lot of work. Fortunately, someone realized the whole process could be a lot simpler with JavaScript. Getting Started To make sure your LESS code compiles correctly, throw the following code into the head of your HTML. The next step is to create a style.less file. Declaring Variables. Ender.js - The open submodule library. Tuesday Apr 5 2011 With great excitement it brings me pleasure to announce an all-to-predictable endpoint of recent events — Ender.js, an open submodule library.
Ender is a small yet powerful JavaScript library composed of application agnostic opensource submodules wrapped in a slick intuitive interface. At only 8k Ender can help you build anything from small prototypes to providing a solid base for large-scale rich applications. Inside Ender you get Some examples. This Time, You’ll Learn Node.js. Node.js is an amazing new technology, but, unless you're specifically a JavaScript developer, the process of becoming acquainted with it can quickly become a bit overwhelming.
But that's why we're here! If you want to really learn how to use Node.js, this set of articles and screencasts will do the trick. Hi guys, my name is Christopher Roach, and I'll be your guide throughout this series of screencasts on Node.js. In this series we'll be using Node to create a simple blog engine, like the one made famous in the popular Ruby on Rails introductory video. The goal of this series is to give you, the viewer, a real feel for how Node works so that, even when working with any of the popular web development frameworks out there, such as Express or Getty, you'll feel comfortable enough with the inner workings of Node to be able to drop down into its source and make changes to suit your needs as necessary.
Node is JavaScript on the server. The other key phrase in that statement is evented I/O.