---
title: "Learning Sass and Compass"
url: "/articles/learning-sass-and-compass"
type: article
date: 2013-05-22
updated: 2014-05-14
---

# Learning Sass and Compass

#  Learning Sass and Compass 

 What is a CSS Preprocessor? Turbocharged CSS.

 By

 [  Addison Berry   ](/about/addison-berry) 

 May 22, 2013

  

More and more projects today are using CSS preprocessors, with Sass being one of the most popular out there. What exactly is a CSS preprocessor? It is a scripting language based on CSS that lets you do amazing things with your CSS. We have a new series out, [Learning Sass and Compass](https://drupalize.me/series/learning-sass-and-compass), to get you up to speed on this new cool tool for front-end development. "[What is a CSS Preprocessor](https://drupalize.me/videos/what-css-preprocessor)" is a free lesson to help explain what these great tools are and why you want to know how to use them.

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- [  Front-end Development   ](/topics/frontend-development)

 

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