In the past, I have relied on 960.gs for grid layouts in my designs and found it to be very effective. However, I've always been bothered by the excessive amount of classes in the HTML code. As a web purist, styling within the markup has never felt quite right to me.
I'm currently exploring alternative solutions that offer the same level of functionality as 960.gs, but without the need for extra classes. I am considering leveraging clever Sass or Less techniques to achieve this goal.