I am a front-end guy using Windows for design and html/js/css coding. My work is separate from the back-end guy using .NET. I am also new to Haml/Sass thing as well as Ruby. And definitely not using Rails. After few search, I decided to pick Sublime Text 2 for Sass/Haml support and get rid of my old Notepad++. My first question is:
1. What is the best practice / efficiency to automatically convert whole folder of Haml (primary) and/or Sass to static documents (html/css)?
I have a separate solution for Sass by setting the “watch”. I was searching for Haml automatic conversion solution and found few options:
Library for making static websites with HAML/SASS/CSS framework
2. Should I use StaticMatic?
Google search said it is the best. But there seems no update for 2 years
https://github.com/staticmatic/staticmatic
There is also this site (Is it the same?): http://staticmatic.rubyforge.org/how_to_use.html
If I use StaticMatic, I can setup a build system in Sublime Text to run from the Build Menu (http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/latest/file_processing/build_systems.html)
3. OR should I go with all-in-one solution like this (may cost few bucks)? Is there free one?
I don’t mind to have Sass -watch running separately and another polling mechanism for Haml. I just want to make sure I have the “latest” out there.
Hope to get some advise for my unique situation. Thanks.
The answer is Middleman
http://middlemanapp.com/
It’s the replacement for out-dated StaticMatic