Pragmatic Guide to Sass by Catlin, Hampton, Catlin, Michael Lintorn [Pragmatic Bookshelf,2011]

by Hampton Catlin

Pragmatic Guide to Sass by Catlin, Hampton, Catlin, Michael Lintorn. Published by Pragmatic Bookshelf,2011, Paperback

Genres: Programming, Technology, Reference

Unknown Binding

First published December 29, 2011

Reviews

[Larry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing. Basically it was a very high-level summary of the SCSS README in a vaguely "cookbook" style. Didn't impart an organizing mental model or opinionated approach to web design using these technologies. The only reason this wasn't a one-star review was that the intro to Compass and Blueprint were somewhat useful to me. Still, I think just reading the READMEs for those projects would have been better. Sad to see the Pragmatic Programmers releasing this.

[Stefan Kanev · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's essentially a summary of the README. You don't learn much, if anything. It mentions Compass and Blueprint, but in no way it does them justice. There are a bunch of examples you can probably use for reference, but I find them overly simplistic to be useful for anyone who isn't completely new to CSS.

[Sergey Shishkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a quite good tutorial with tips and tricks in SASS. Though I'm not sure if a book is the right format for the content.

[Tun Win Naing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Write in short-to-the-point style. One page of explanation followed by one page of example code and output. Not reference but more like cheatsheet in a small book format.

[Rachyl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahhh, documentation for idio-- I mean, people who're new to this. Like me :)

[Cam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super quick read, good for hitting the ground running. Best appreciated if you already know CSS and some programming.