What CSS framework would you recommend? [closed]

Question

I'm a software developer, not a designer, but I'm being forced to design websites. In the past, I designed "by hand", never using anyone of these before. Now, I have found that there are a lot of CSS framewoks. I want to give a try to some of these, but I don't know where to begin and I don't want to waste my time.

I think the most populars CSS frameworks are:

• YAML CSS Framework
• YUI Grids CSS
• 960 Grid System

but I'm sure there are a lot more.

So, which framework would you recomend me? Why?

Answer 1

If you don't want to waste your time, I really wouldn't recommend any of them. If you're familiar enough with CSS, it's easier to write your own rather than using a framework. With a framework, you'll be forced into learning and using their naming conventions and you'll also potentially include a lot of code that you simply don't need every time. If you need to use anything, I'd recommend using a good CSS reset rule over a full CSS framework. Barring that, spend your time learning CSS in more depth; it'll be a better investment with greater rewards in the future as you'll know why things work in addition to being able to do the work.