CSS Preprocessors - LESS and SASS

Welcome to Design Vs Dev, a podcast about web development from the different perspectives of designers and developers. In our second episode, Drew and Micah discuss CSS Preprocessors, specifically SASS and LESS.
Topics Covered

What is a CSS Preprocessor? Why use one?
What are some of the basic features?
Which is the right one for you? SASS or LESS?
How can I dabble with it to see if I like it?
Once I like it (you will...) how do I integrate it into my existing workflow?
What parts can I safely ignore at the start?

References

SASS Homepage
Installation options and code editors that support SASS
Using SASS with Foundation
Compass, a SASS framework (Fairly advanced. Feel free to ignore this at the start.)
LESS Homepage
Using LESS with Bootstrap

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Next Time...
Our next episode will be on the future of JavaScript, specifically ECMAScript 6 and beyond. It will release on September 15.