On: Why the Bootstrap 3 Grid Works (2013)

[dictum]

> I really prefer Bootstraps grid over something like Bourboun's Neat grid system[0] where I have to pollute my CSS with include statements.

What about creating silent classes for the column sizes you use and `@extend`ing those classes?

  %three-columns {
    @include span-columns(3);
  }
  
  .sidebar {
    @extend %three-columns;
  }
  
  .menu {
    @extend %three-columns;
    background-color: #facade;
  }

[scarecrowbob → dictum]

This is a good idea and one I have done a bit-- IMO, it is the best of both worlds, though I hadn't thought of using a silent class (did not know there were silent classes, in fact).

Personally, if I am working quickly, I like having what amounts to a grid api exposed to my html and use it a lot, but I agree that it is better if it doesn't have to be baked into the markup.

[greg5green → scarecrowbob]

They are called placeholder selectors if you are looking for them in the Sass documentation.