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108points
19comments
#92of 1,097 in 2011
Top 9%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.

Design: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Browser compatibility handling in gradient and transition mixins

    From 1 comment
    • I really like the .transition, and the attention to browser support in .gradientH and .gradientV. Very nice touch! Tiny nitpick: IMO the call to action styles doesn't belong…
      kaylarose on HN
  • Lighter than Bootstrap

    From 1 comment
    • I really like the .transition, and the attention to browser support in .gradientH and .gradientV. Very nice touch! Tiny nitpick: IMO the call to action styles doesn't belong…
      kaylarose on HN
  • Clean, slick design

    From 1 comment

Objections

  • Call to action button styles too specific for a generic boilerplate

    From 1 comment
    • I really like the .transition, and the attention to browser support in .gradientH and .gradientV. Very nice touch! Tiny nitpick: IMO the call to action styles doesn't belong…
      kaylarose on HN
  • Border radius helper naming unclear

    From 1 comment
    • I've been using sass and going kind of mixin crazy in my latest project. Once you discover all the various CSS3 generators online, creating good-looking mixins is absolutely…
      defroost on HN

Requests

  • Add color stops to gradients

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work. A few things you might consider adding: 1. color stops on gradients are very useful, especially if you use them to denote button states, for example 2. drop shadows…
      bitsm on HN
    • Yes, and yes. These are both now on my list. Thanks!
      mgeraci on HN
  • Add inset drop shadows

    From 2 comments
    • Nice work. A few things you might consider adding: 1. color stops on gradients are very useful, especially if you use them to denote button states, for example 2. drop shadows…
      bitsm on HN
    • Yes, and yes. These are both now on my list. Thanks!
      mgeraci on HN
  • Sass version

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Is there something like this for Sass that isn't Compass?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Compass

    From 2 comments
    • Anything like this for SASS that isn't Compass?
      ihumanable on HN
    • I'd highly recommend Compass, but I did a quick & dirty conversion of this to Sass: https://github.com/nathos/Sass-Boilerplate Please log issues if I goofed anything :) I haven't…
      nathos on HN
  • Bootstrap

    From 2 comments
    • This might also be of interest to anyone looking for less boilerplate code... http://markdotto.com/bootstrap/
      rgbrgb on HN
    • I really like the .transition, and the attention to browser support in .gradientH and .gradientV. Very nice touch! Tiny nitpick: IMO the call to action styles doesn't belong…
      kaylarose on HN
  • Sass-Boilerplate port

    From 1 comment
    • I'd highly recommend Compass, but I did a quick & dirty conversion of this to Sass: https://github.com/nathos/Sass-Boilerplate Please log issues if I goofed anything :) I haven't…
      nathos on HN

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