I prefer to use the SCSS syntax rather than the SASS syntax (and I've used both) mainly because I don't use HAML and I have a deep distrust of significant white

I prefer to use the SCSS syntax rather than the SASS syntax (and I've used both) mainly because I don't use HAML and I have a deep distrust of significant whitespace that is syntactically significant. The SCSS syntax works for me because it's like normal CSS but with extra useful features - functions, mixins, nesting, etc.