What is Bootstrap?

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revivalpixel

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• Jan 13, 2015

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There are a lot of questions here related to Bootstrap. I see a lot of people using it. So I tried to research it, and I found the official Bootstrap site, but there was only a download section and a few words after that. Nothing that explains what is it for... Just understood that it is a front-end helper. I have tried to find something by Googling but found nothing specific. Everything I found related to the computer science definition.

So my question is: what is Bootstrap at all, what is it used for, and how does it help front-end development? I would also like some more details explaining it.

 

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IceHD

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• Jan 13, 2015

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Bootstrap is a front-end framework that will cut your time in half while creating and website. Aligning divs can be a nightmare considering the fact that the website must be responsive on multiple widths.
There are a lot of variations starting with Twitter Bootstrap (I hope I'm correct). There are some variations between them, mostly on class and ids names.

http://ieatcss.com/twitter-bootstrap-tutorial.html
http://getbootstrap.com/components/

 

TheNewMiner

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• Jan 13, 2015

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Bootstrap is a templating system used to extend the behavior of CSS. It helps build beautiful, responsive websites with added functionality. The grid system, buttons, flash messages and more can be accomplished in Bootstrap

 

xNotch

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• Jan 18, 2015

• #4

Seems to be a framework for exteneting CSS

 

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blackShark1

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• Jan 28, 2015

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Bootstrap is a very usefull framework that can help you deisgn beautifully and more easily your website without worring to much about the css stuff.
Give it a try - it is great.

 

Nut-Nights

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• Jan 28, 2015

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Whenever you didnt find info about specific things always go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrap_(front-end_framework)

 

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lynkin

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• Feb 11, 2015

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Bootstrap can be installed into fwordpress sites to help you create a responsive design with easily manage columns. It is definitley worth learning.

 

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Tim_A

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• Feb 12, 2015

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Hi, I use it all the time.

I think the most important reason for using it us that it creates perfectly responsive websites that look great on mobile/tablet devices. The built-in functions are great too, such as modal popups, tabs, sliders etc etc

give it a go! Or buy a cheap template somewhere and start playing with the code

 

Ramse

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• Jun 27, 2015

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Bootstrap is a framework, released by Twitter, that enables you to easily create responsive layouts for your website. Responsive means it displays well on all screen sizes (smartphones, tablets, desktop computers).

 

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bretonel

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• Jul 12, 2015

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Did you always think 'i suck at web design'?
Did you always wanted to change that by pulling your shoe laces?

Enter bootstrap!