Since its beginning in 1996, JavaScript and its usage has changed a lot. In this article, I am going to describe a brief history of it and how it is used today in our browsers. ...

LESS is a language that extends CSS by adding new features such as variables, mix-ins (kind of functions), etc... It makes CSS development more efficient and maintainable and is used by one of the major CSS frameworks available: Bootstrap.

Last year, we have integrated the LESS compiler in XWiki. At first, the purpose was to create a new look & feel based on Bootstrap, compatible with existing color themes. Quickly, we have encountered the need to execute some LESS code on-the-fly, and proposing a LESS compiler in XWiki was the unique solution. ...

With the arrival of Flamingo in XWiki, we now have a nice, modern and responsive skin. Moreover, it has been built using Bootstrap, the great CSS framework which is very popular nowadays.

One of the Bootstrap's characteristics is the fact that we can find a lot of themes on the Web. 

The good news is that we are able to integrate them in XWiki, through the Flamingo Theme Application. In this post, I am going to show you how to proceed, with a theme provided by Bootswatch. ...