10. Preprocessors and Tooling

Overview

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to explain CSS preprocessing; use CSS preprocessing techniques; write maintainable code; write SCSS code using nesting, import, control directives, and mixins; and compile SCSS code in CSS in different output styles. This chapter introduces the preprocessing of CSS and the tooling used to compile it, enabling you to understand and write Sassy Cascading Style Sheets (SCSS) preprocessed code and compile it in CSS3 successfully, with the aim of saving you time by writing less and achieving more.