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Yeah, I'd love to hear more from Hampton on the hours thing. What actually takes so long? Why does the number of developers matter? I've worked on some substantial (though not LinkedIn-sized) projects that used SASS and I've never clear seconds in compilation time.

Though I completely get the portability aspect.

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They use https://github.com/linkedin/archetype which is an extension on top of Compass. Including all those libraries can mean a TON of memory and processing is required. Mixins calling mixins calling mixins. Plus, custom ruby extensions, etc. The needs of organizing hundreds of developers logically and making sure the code is optimized can be a hauss.

Thanks.

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