Question about "Use the .scss syntax, never the original .sass syntax"

[nreddy216]

thanks for open-sourcing this guide.

question about this - Use the .scss syntax, never the original .sass syntax - Why is this your convention?

[backwardok]

SASS is the older syntax, and doesn't follow CSS style conventions. SCSS was introduced after, and allows you to essentially use CSS and add on to it. This means you can take preexisting CSS files and just turn them into SCSS files and it will work. Aside from being the default style that even the SASS documentation uses across the board, it also is easier to transition to if you're used to using CSS.

See also http://sass-lang.com/documentation/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html#syntax