Is bootstrap really worth it?

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Do I need to learn bootstrap for web development or rather learn something else?

Currently know HTML5 CSS3 and jQuery...

Going for :

Javascript/AJAX
PHP
MySQL

Maybe some day Rails.

I'd like to become a full stack web developer.
 
Yes it is worth it.

Here is a decent alternative too: https://getmdl.io

And if you heard that Bootstrap is not worth it then read here and wonder to yourself how long things will take and what the results will be without some form of front end framework.
 
I think Max Headroom gives good advice.

In my opinion bootstrap is good to know of and about and great for "corporate CRUD" websites or sites without soul or templates.

If you're wanting to create templates then go for it.

If you're working with a talented designer then they're not going to be sticking to the "12 columns of 180px with 20px gutters", they're going to be designing as they believe and feel things should happen.

In these instances you're probably going to have more joy writing the css from scratch instead of overriding over 9000 different classes.



If you think you're a designer then don't fall into the trap of "Designing to make development easy". That's bull**** and how you end up with "yet another crap looking template".


Again, Bootstrap is good to know but don't try use it in every situation.
 
See my signature, that was built in Bootstrap and Wordpress. Doesn't look Bootstrappy.

rward said:
I think Max Headroom gives good advice.

In my opinion bootstrap is good to know of and about and great for "corporate CRUD" websites or sites without soul or templates.

If you're wanting to create templates then go for it.

If you're working with a talented designer then they're not going to be sticking to the "12 columns of 180px with 20px gutters", they're going to be designing as they believe and feel things should happen.

In these instances you're probably going to have more joy writing the css from scratch instead of overriding over 9000 different classes.



If you think you're a designer then don't fall into the trap of "Designing to make development easy". That's bull**** and how you end up with "yet another crap looking template".


Again, Bootstrap is good to know but don't try use it in every situation.
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Top 10 sites using Bootstrap:
http://www.techoverlap.com/technology/bootstrap

You can theme Bootstrap to make it look nothing like Bootstrap. There are many alternatives to Bootstrap that are worth looking into too but especially for someone new to it all Bootstrap is ideal. There's a ton of resources out there for it.

So yes, Bootstrap is definitely worth it.
 
Pixelbender said:
See my signature, that was built in Bootstrap and Wordpress. Doesn't look Bootstrappy.
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I think it looks Exactly what a bootstrap site looks like :/

Without knowing I would have said 90% chance it was bootstrap..
 
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