Tools/frameworks that minimize boilerplate code while not abstracting away the underlying technology are a godsend. Thanks to SASS and Compass it is actually fun to work with CSS3 and all browser specific prefixes. The combination is a great timesaver and helped me a lot to make the about page of cocomoshi just a little more playful. Here’s a little variation.

All the CSS3 transforms would have been a pain to do orchestrate properly. With SASS and COMPASS on top of it, a simple mix of (more…)

Reminder to myself: If you can’t get Maven to work with a particular IDE or plug-in it might be helpful to at least copy all dependencies (jars) to a destination-folder. The Maven Dependency Plug-In will kindly assist you to copy maven dependencies to a target folder.
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