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CSS Bootstrap Basics Getting to Know Bootstrap Rapid Development with Bootstrap

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,638 Points

Bootstrap

Is writing custom HTML and CSS got old then? When we can design everything by bootstrap then why to use and learn html and css? When to use HTML and CSS and when to use BOOTSTRAp ? Please help. Thankyou.

3 Answers

victor cooper
victor cooper
6,436 Points

In my workplace we use bootstrap for every project, it's easy to use and with little effort you can make websites that are mobile friendly, but...

Bootstrap is limited in it's structure, yes it's great for quick layout and responsiveness but if you want to change some col size or create a new @media break point you need to lean basic css, you want to change or add to bootstrap you need to learn css to understand what is happening in order to change or add what you need.

We have alot of client requests that bootstrap is not built for, so we created our own css that adds onto the core of bootstrap, we always add to it and sometimes the operation that some classes in bootstrap does is not what we want, so we change them.

For me it's very important to learn the basics if you want to understand and change how bootstrap work and in general its good to have solid basics if you plan to create live websites.

victor cooper
victor cooper
6,436 Points

sure thing! Viktor Frankel?! thats a new for me =]

victor cooper
victor cooper
6,436 Points

I know who he is ( thanks to google =] ), never had anyone say that i remined them of him.