Sass

What is Sass?

Sass is a CSS preprocessor that adds power and elegance to the basic language. It allows you to use features that don't exist in CSS yet like variables, nesting, mixins, inheritance, and other nifty goodies. Sass helps keep large stylesheets well-organized and makes it easier to share design within and across projects.

// Variables
$primary-color: #00353b;
$font-size: 16px;
$margin: 20px;

// Nesting
.navbar {
  background-color: $primary-color;
  
  ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    
    li {
      list-style: none;
      
      a {
        color: white;
        text-decoration: none;
        
        &:hover {
          opacity: 0.8;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

// Mixins
@mixin button-style($bg-color, $text-color) {
  background-color: $bg-color;
  color: $text-color;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  
  &:hover {
    opacity: 0.9;
  }
}

.primary-button {
  @include button-style($primary-color, white);
}
                

Key Features

• Variables: Store values like colors, fonts, or any CSS value for reuse
• Nesting: Nest CSS selectors in a way that follows the same visual hierarchy of HTML
• Mixins: Create reusable groups of CSS declarations
• Functions: Define complex operations that can be reused throughout the stylesheet
• Inheritance: Share a set of CSS properties from one selector to another
• Partials and Import: Split CSS into smaller, more maintainable files

Career Impact

Learning Path

1. Master CSS fundamentals
2. Learn Sass syntax and features
3. Practice with variables and nesting
4. Understand mixins and functions
5. Build projects using Sass
6. Learn build tools integration