Hot off the trail of “Episode 41: The Even Lost’er Episode”, we have another surprise RAPIDFIRE! No guest, no drama, just question on answer action.

• 2:11 What is the correct usage for @extend in Sass?
• 9:15 Will Google punish me for using image replacement?
• 16:35 #HOTDRAMA: Google’s style guide ignores “optional” tags
• 20:18 Which platform would guys suggest wordpress or a static site generator like octopress?
• 26:27 Have you guys heard of this tool called CSSComb?

• 30:12 Is there an index or resource for the visual styles when mocking up in PSD?

  1. PatternTap
  2. Web Zap

  3. 35:05 Where would a logical starting spot be for learning backbone and and tips?

  4. Todo.js

  5. Introduction to Backbone (YouTube)
  6. 41:16 Do you see site builders (Squarespace, Virb, WordPress, etc) as becoming a problem for web designers in the future?
  7. 47:07 Is there a javascript plugin somewhere that builds a product grid with DIVs?
  8. 49:20 Can you guys tell once and for ever : is indenting -9999px dangerous or not?

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