What is Bootstrap
History of BootstrapBootstrap was developed by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton at Twitter.It was released as an open source product in August 2011 on GitHub. In June 2014 Bootstrap was the No.1 project on GitHub. Why use BootstrapFollowing are the main advantage of Bootstrap:
What is a responsive websiteA website is called responsive website which can automatically adjust itself to look good on all devices, from smart phones to desktops etc. What Bootstrap package containsScaffolding: Bootstrap provides a basic structure with Grid System, link styles, and background. CSS: Bootstrap comes with the feature of global CSS settings, fundamental HTML elements style and an advanced grid system. Components: Bootstrap contains a lot of reusable components built to provide iconography, dropdowns, navigation, alerts, pop-overs, and much more. JavaScript Plugins: Bootstrap also contains a lot of custom jQuery plugins. You can easily include them all, or one by one. Customize: Bootstrap components are customizable and you can customize Bootstrap's components, LESS variables, and jQuery plugins to get your own style. What is Bootstrap 4?Bootstrap is the newest and latest version of Bootstrap. It is the most popular HTML, CSS, JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile first websites. Bootstrap 3 vs. Bootstrap 4Bootstrap 4 has some new components, faster stylesheet, more buttons, effects and more responsiveness. Bootstrap 4 supports some the latest, stable releases of all major browsers and platforms. Note: Internet Explorer 9 and down is not supported by Bootstrap 4. Although Internet Explorer 8-9 supported Bootstrap 3. So, if you have Internet Explorer 8-9, you should use Bootstrap 3. Bootstrap 3 is the most stable version of Bootstrap, and it is still supported by the team for critical bugfixes and documentation changes.Is Bootstrap Best?Bootstrap is more than efficient to create a responsive and mobile first website but it is not the best in the industry. There is an alternative of Bootstrap named W3.CSS which is smaller, faster, and easier to use.
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