Modify file in place (same dest) using Gulp.js and a globbing pattern

Question

I have a gulp task that is attempting to convert .scss files into .css files (using gulp-ruby-sass) and then place the resulting .css file into the same place it found the o

Answer 1

gulp.src("sass/**/*.scss")
  .pipe(sass())
  .pipe(gulp.dest(function(file) {
    return file.base;
  }));

Originally answer given here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/29817916/3834540.

I know this thread is old but it still shows up as the first result on google so I thought I might as well post the link here.