Short but some details are there for 'why?'
"it relies entirely on Sass mixins and does not pollute your HTML with presentation classes and extra wrapping div's"
So they are just promoting an approach which is nonorthodox!
So they are just promoting an approach which is nonorthodox!
Semantic.gs has been absolutely great for me. I can do any kind of responsive design I could imagine.
And it works with Sass, Less, and Stylus.
Looking at Neat's mixin examples, I can already tell you their actual mixin names arent semantic... even if their generated CSS/HTML is.
Semantic GS is 100% semantic, even the mixins.
I also don't see how span-columns() is any less semantic than .column().
And I really dont see how Semantic.gs isn't responsive? Set its grid representation to percentages, write a few media queries, and its as responsive as any other grid system out there. The inherent behavior of the CSS box model + Percentage based semantic.gs + media queries is as responsive as I think you can get.... its all I've ever needed to do ANY responsive design I can imagine. I've never felt limited by Semantic.gs in terms of responsive design.
I really dont see how you could make that any easier? Are your mixins generating media queries? Is it really that hard to calculate a golden ratio and use it with Semantic.gs?
Edit: http://semantic.gs/examples/responsive/responsive.html they even have a Responsive example on the front page of their website, so I really dont understand why you think Semantic.gs isnt responsive?
> i.e. it doesn't come with a straightforward way to change the grid for specific breakpoints.
isn't that what media queries are for?
i'm not trying to knock on this framework. i think thoughtbot is great, i love paperclip. i am a bit hesitant about the practical value of this though..
Sorta interesting argument against this sort of grid system.