Less Project for CSS

As others already said above, we use plain CSS to keep the barrier to entry low and intend to keep it that way.

Sure you might be of the opinion that LESS is »cleaner« than CSS and easier to learn. However, far more people know CSS than LESS, making it a clear favorite. For the same reason we do not use HAML or some HTML preprocessor – everyone would need to learn it first, and the possibility that a new contributor already knows it is slim.

To clarify: We are talking about the barrier to entry for people who already know a bit of design/development, not people who completely start out with development. And even for complete beginners it is often best to learn the underlying code first before messing with preprocessors, otherwise it will be difficult to debug code of other people in the future.

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