Stylesheet Language frmat file

Guys, could someone explain the defference of style.css and style.less in css fromat files?

 

OK,

First don't delete your style.css my website uses a style.css with file over 2 TLOC. 2nd it was invent by the W3C consortium with version 1 appearing in 1996.

.less files are dynamic css files that have some extra features like nesting.

For your reference

lesscss.org
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets

Code (markup):

 

I actually though it is a Virus. Thanks for sharing Peon.

 

I have read this site http://verekia.com/less-css/dont-read-less-css-tutorial-highly-addictive, and i found another style language and one of them using .less file format..)