Sass has Compass and LESS does not ... LESS language isn't robust enough? [closed]

Question

Recently i read the http://css-tricks.com/sass-vs-less/ post and one paragraph call my attention, related to CSS3 Helping

So what this comes down to is: Sass has Compass and LESS does not. But it goes deeper than that. The attempts at creating a real robust project like Compass for LESS haven't succeeded because the LESS language isn't robust enough to do it properly. Winner: Sass

One of the robustness explanations says:

Sass has actual logical and looping operators in the language. if/then/else statements, for loops, while loops, and each loops. No tricks, just proper programming. While guarded mixins are a pretty cool, natural concept, language robustness goes to Sass. This language robustness is what makes Compass possible.

I feel uncomfortable with such kind of affirmation and have my doubts. This days almost everything is possible with Javascript (LESS compiler).

Question:
It's possible to build a Compass like tool on top of LESS or the language (JS) isn't robust enough like the post says ??

Note:
The answer should be focus in the fact that LESS is or isn't robust enough to build a Compass like tool rather than your personal preference in the subject. Focus on why (language facts) you do that kind of affirmation.

Answer 1

LESS has it (robustness) too

lolmaus's answer implies LESS does not have the same things as SASS, so to pattern off his answer, let me simply respond as follows:

LESS has at least one Compass like work in progress through compless, as well as semantic grid systems (lessframework, semantic grid, fractionless), media query manipulation tools (less media query solutions), various built in math and color tools, styling libraries (Bootstrap, 3L, less elements, LESS hat, Clearless), etc.

In short, robustness has nothing to do with it. Both are robust enough. SASS with Compass has perhaps had more attention paid to it (more developments done), but both SASS and LESS have plenty of supporters, and nearly parallel capabilities.

Answer 2

It is the ecosystem of numerous Compass extensions for all possible purposes that makes SASS really shine.

We have semantic grid systems (Singularity, Susy, Neat, Zen Grids...), media query manipulation tools (Breakpoint, Breakpoint Slicer...), various math and color tools (Toolkit, Modular Scale, Responsive Calculator, Color Schemer, Blend Modes...), styling libraries (Compass, Bourbon, Foundation, Sassy Buttons...), etc.

With SASS, you don't have to build scaffolding or reinvent the wheel over and over again.

Here's an example of a responsive gallery grid: http://sassbin.com/gist/5670191/ Can you solve the task with that little code in LESS?

> It's possible to build a Compass like tool on top of LESS or the language isn't robust enough like the post says ??

Theoretically, there are no limits to do that. Practically, no one would bother because there's the Compass ecosystem already.