Lea Verou
Computer Scientist and Author
Born
June 13th, 1986
38 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Greece
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Born in Greece, a computer scientist and author specializing in web standards and CSS. Developed various tools and libraries enhancing web development practices. Authored the book 'CSS Secrets', detailing creative and effective techniques for styling web pages. Regular speaker at international conferences on web development and CSS.
Authored 'CSS Secrets'
Developed the SASS and LESS frameworks
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