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Ask DN: Getting started with SCSS

over 7 years ago from E Bensley, Nowhere

  • Mike BusbyMike Busby, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )

    I've been writing SCSS / LESS for a long time. Once you know CSS they are very simple to learn and get used to.

    The SASS way is a really good resource.

    Marketing sites I find are harder to write in SCSS because most of the site isn't reusable or very little is (depending on the design of course)

    Start with a main.scss file and write your code in there and then break it out into different files if you need. That's what I do with marketing sites.

    With web app's I always start from the same base and everything is split out already. 5 directories and 1 main file that imports directories which import all the files in that directory.

    Some tips for you:

    Don't over nest, 3 / 4 levels max.

    And always think about how something can be abstracted and reused, this is hard to do, but well worth it when you can plug and play components

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    • E BensleyE Bensley, over 7 years ago

      Thanks, its good to hear from people who are already using it, i like the importing idea. Thanks for the nesting tip as well.

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