Locomotive Boilerplate
Front-end boilerplate for projects by Locomotive.
Overview:
The Locomotive Boilerplate is a web development tool that utilizes various languages and technologies to create a seamless and efficient development experience. It offers a range of features including custom task runner for asset handling, BrowserSync for rapid development and browser testing, Sass for enhanced CSS capabilities, and ESBuild for speedy processing of JS/ES modules. Additionally, it incorporates SVG Mixer for SVG file processing, ITCSS for a scalable CSS architecture, Locomotive Scroll for smooth scrolling with parallax effects, and a custom grid system for layout creation. This product is built with the latest LTS versions of Node and NPM, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance.
Features:
- Custom Task Runner: Handle assets efficiently with a custom task runner.
- BrowserSync: Develop and test in browsers quickly with BrowserSync.
- Sass: Utilize the feature-rich capabilities of Sass, a superset of CSS.
- ESBuild: Experience extremely fast processing of JS/ES modules with ESBuild.
- SVG Mixer: Process SVG files and generate spritesheets using SVG Mixer.
- ITCSS: Implement a sane and scalable CSS architecture with ITCSS.
- Locomotive Scroll: Achieve smooth scrolling with parallax effects using Locomotive Scroll.
- Custom Grid System: Create layouts easily with a custom grid system.
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.
