less-loader VS Compass

Compare less-loader vs Compass and see what are their differences.

less-loader

Compiles Less to CSS (by webpack-contrib)

Compass

Compass is no longer actively maintained. Compass is a Stylesheet Authoring Environment that makes your website design simpler to implement and easier to maintain. (by Compass)
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less-loader Compass
3 5
952 6,734
0.1% -0.1%
7.2 0.0
21 days ago about 1 year ago
JavaScript CSS
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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less-loader

Posts with mentions or reviews of less-loader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-26.
  • Node module version problem
    1 project | /r/webdev | 21 Sep 2022
    The fix here would be to downgrade to a compatible version of less-loader. The simplest way to do this is to check release notes, frequently found on a package's repository page. The repository for less-loader is webpack-contrib/less-loader on Github (found via npm info less-loader), and on their releases page they have notes for each major, minor, and patch (or bugfix) release.
  • using less-loader in webpack
    1 project | dev.to | 27 Feb 2022
  • CSS Deep
    2090 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2021
    webpack-contrib/less-loader - Less loader for webpack. Compiles Less to CSS.

Compass

Posts with mentions or reviews of Compass. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-11.
  • Is Compass gone?
    1 project | /r/css | 13 Nov 2022
    pretty much gone, the beta site seems still to be alive http://beta.compass-style.org/reference/compass/css3/ and the github repo is still about https://github.com/Compass/compass/
  • SCSS: Started with static website
    1 project | dev.to | 18 Jun 2022
    SASS is a CSS preprocessor that is designed to be used as a standalone preprocessor, or as part of a framework called Compass. SASS for CSS is very similar to CSS, for creating CSS files that are more easily readable and maintainable than traditional CSS files. In the next chapper, we will learn how to use SASS to create a simple CSS file.
  • SSGs through the ages: The ‘After Jekyll’ era
    8 projects | dev.to | 11 Feb 2022
    Soon after, Chris Epstein, the creator of Compass and co-creator of Sass, forked Brandon’s repository and asked for some help with the design. Being a big fan of Chris’s, Brandon jumped on the opportunity straight away. He pulled out the content, made the theme more generic, and named his creation Octopress.
  • How to use scss in drupal theme?
    2 projects | /r/drupal | 19 Nov 2021
    I use a CLI tool to compile it as changes are made. I use http://compass-style.org/
  • CSS Deep
    2090 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2021
    Compass/compass - Compass is a Stylesheet Authoring Environment that makes your website design simpler to implement and easier to maintain.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing less-loader and Compass you can also consider the following projects:

fancyInput - Makes typing in input fields fun with CSS3 effects

Sass - Sass makes CSS fun!

Less - Leaner CSS, in your browser or Ruby (via less.js).

Webpacker - Use Webpack to manage app-like JavaScript modules in Rails

odometer

Bourbon - A Lightweight Sass Tool Set

colors - Smarter defaults for colors on the web.

Autoprefixer - Autoprefixer for Ruby and Ruby on Rails

PageLoadingEffects - Modern ways of revealing new content using SVG animations.

Emoji - A gem. For Emoji. For everyone. ❤

SpinKit - A collection of loading indicators animated with CSS

hackathon-starter - A boilerplate for Node.js web applications