## Omega 4.x

* Omega 3 vs. Omega 4

No Layout Builder UI

No predefined breakpoints

No dependency on Omega Tools or need for Delta.

* Sass, Compass & SMACSS

* How does this work with Panels?

* Will this be the route going forward for D8?

* BEM class naming Syntax

* Core CSS Cleanup

Easier to override

Split up stylesheets

* Omega Layouts

* Development tools (Guard / Grunt, LiveReload, etc.)

* Manage assets (exclude CSS/JS, move JS to footer)

* Manage browser compatibility (Chrome Frame, conditional classes, etc.)

* Split up preprocess, process and theme functions

* Drush Integration

    * drush help --filter="omega"

* Ohm

## Use Cases

* What prompted the major overhaul?

    * This reminds me of the conversation going on around D8 right now.

    * How long can people keep using 3.x?

* What does this mean for site-builders?

* What does it mean for themers?

* How does Omega 4.x compare to other base themes like AdaptiveTheme and Aurora?

* When should we expect a stable release?

## Questions from Twitter

* Dirk Bazuin ([@dbazuin](http://twitter.com/dbazuin)): #MUP076 will there be templates made with singularity.gs?

* Kendall Totten ([@KendallTotten](http://twitter.com/KendallTotten)): Is there a timeline for when we can expect all the Panels integration to be wrapped up in Omega 4.x? It sounds fantastic :)  #MUP076