gistfile1.txt

$ mkdir expressWithLess && cd expressWithLess  

$ express --css less-middleware && npm install

$ mv public/stylesheets/ public/styles

$ nano public/styles/style.less

@color: #00B7FF;
body { padding: 200px; font: 18px "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }
a { color: @color; }

$ nano app.js

var lessMiddleware = require('less-middleware');

Update the configuration:

app.configure(function () {
    // Other configuration here...

    app.use(lessMiddleware({
        src: __dirname + '/public',
        compress: true
    }));
});

$ nano views/layout.jade

Change /stylesheets/style.css to /styles/style.css

$ rm public/styles/style.css

$ node app.js

go to http://localhost:3000