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| 3 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Price | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Bootstrap· · · | 4 | 0 | Free | Jun 14, 2017 |
| #2 Foundation· · · | 2 | 0 | – | Jun 2, 2017 |
| #3 Semantic UI· · · | 0 | 0 | – | Dec 31, 2016 |
Pro Well documented
Documentation is thorough, well organized and full of live examples and templates ready for use. Every component and every part of the framework is explained and covered in depth.
Pro Supports responsive embeds
Allows easily adding responsiveness to <iframe>, <embed>, and <object> elements.
Pro Custom builds
If you don't want to download the full Bootstrap framework. Custom builds of Bootstrap can be created, including only the desired CSS, CSS components, and JavaScript components. This can be done directly from the Bootstrap website by simply choosing what components to download.
Con Websites can start to look the same
If the initial Bootstrap colors and styles are not changed or edited, different websites start looking the same even if they have nothing to do with each other and they are made by different developers.
Con Too many classes
Bootstrap's over-reliance on HTML classes for styling can get very messy very quickly. There's also an overabundance of DOM elements which have a lot of classes and are more often than not nested inside DOM elements with even more classes. This gets problematic down the line because the ma...
Con Large file size out of the box
Bootstrap has an out-of-the box filesize of ~276K, which is pretty large considering it's just CSS. Most of those styles aren't even used in 90% of web pages built with Bootstrap. By only including the required styles it can be trimmed by 70%-75%.
Pro Well documented
The documentation is easy to use, well written and has lots of examples each with their source codes.
Pro It's semantic
Uses semantic class names for its styling, making it easier to grasp and understand even for beginners looking to jump right in.
Con Very large file size
Packages are much bigger when comparing to Twitter Bootstrap or Zurb Foundation.
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