# Asset compilation Asset compilation is the practice of combining assets in one file so that the amount of network requests are greatly reduced to fetch the page. We are using [grunt](http://gruntjs.com/) to perform javascript compilation and [compass](http://compass-style.org/) for css compilation. to compile javascript run grunt: ``` grunt ``` to compile css run compass: ``` compass watch . ``` ## Deploying assets. This will be automated with a rake task, however for now it is manual. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://omalab.gitbook.io/guide/engineering-wiki/legacy-and-deprecated/asset-compilation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.