Bootstrap Frameworks, from Twitter

[Mark]

Any solo website developer that says when they build a new website these days they start completely from scratch, is crazy! With so many tools available to make it quicker and easier to build websites why would you? I've been messing around with a few different ones recently and I found one about a month ago called Bootstrap and was sold. It's basically barebones CSS (from global resets, to clean professional looking typeface) and Javascript (jQuery backed plugins) to give you a starting point without having to combine a bunch of reset CSS as well as typing up your own basic CSS.

The best part is that you can do whatever you want with it! It's built in such away that you're not limited to basic layouts. The template they give you to start with literally just calls CSS, JS, as well as the standard required meta/link tags. Also, the Javascript plugins are basically all you need unless you need something really crazy and specific, so you don't that to worry about either.

They also just release v2.0 (while I was in the middle of learning the previous version ) and it brings quite few new things including a responsive design that works on tablets and smartphones!

Check it out for yourself:

GitHub Project: github.com/twitter/bootstrap/
Docs Website: twitter.github.com/bootstrap/

Websites built with Bootstrap: builtwithbootstrap.tumblr.com

[Jason]

It's a small world...

I'm upgrading our Client Area (billing system) right now and the new version is built upon that:

From their upgrade release notes:

"And built based on the Bootstrap CSS framework from Twitter, it has a solid base for both cross browser
compatibility, and consistent styling."

[Mark]

It's really nice. I'm actually rebuilding my company website using it. I like that it's an all in one package. You really don't need to look elsewhere for additional scripts or cross browser compatibility techniques. It's all there.