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What is Bootstrap?

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... I just understood that it is a front-end helper. I have tried to find something by Googling, but found nothing specific. Everything I found is related to the computer science definition.

So, my questions are:

  • 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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Панайот Толев Avatar asked Jan 27 '13 11:01

Панайот Толев


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What Bootstrap is used for?

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What is Bootstrap in simple terms?

What is Bootstrap? Bootstrap is a free, open source front-end development framework for the creation of websites and web apps. Designed to enable responsive development of mobile-first websites, Bootstrap provides a collection of syntax for template designs.

Is Bootstrap HTML or CSS?

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2 Answers

It is an HTML, CSS, and JavaScript open-source framework (initially created by Twitter) that you can use as a basis for creating web sites or web applications.

  • More information and links to download

  • Getting started

  • Examples

  • Themes

  • Bootply - Bootstrap Editor and Builder

Update

The official bootstrap website is updated and includes a clear definition.

"Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web."

"Designed and built with all the love in the world by @mdo and @fat."

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hutchonoid Avatar answered Oct 15 '22 09:10

hutchonoid


Bootstrap is an open-source Javascript framework developed by the team at Twitter. It is a combination of HTML, CSS, and Javascript code designed to help build user interface components. Bootstrap was also programmed to support both HTML5 and CSS3.

Also it is called Front-end-framework.

Bootstrap is a free collection of tools for creating a websites and web applications.

It contains HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation and other interface components, as well as optional JavaScript extensions.

Some Reasons for programmers preferred Bootstrap Framework

  1. Easy to get started

  2. Great grid system

  3. Base styling for most HTML elements(Typography,Code,Tables,Forms,Buttons,Images,Icons)

  4. Extensive list of components

  5. Bundled Javascript plugins

Taken from About Bootstrap Framework

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GowriShankar Avatar answered Oct 15 '22 07:10

GowriShankar