Building Websites with CSS Frameworks like Bootstrap
Brian walks Aurooba through how Bootstrap works and the conversation turns into a discussion about common design languages and the core concepts of CSS most people, frameworks, and systems employ. They also talk about the role frameworks like Bootstrap play in modern WordPress development and whether they are even necessary. 🤔
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Bootstrap documentation – https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/get...
Bootstrap variables.scss file – https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blo...
Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:39 The history of Bootstrap
00:10:32 The pros and cons of Bootstrap
00:14:56 Cascading style decisions with Bootstrap
00:17:12 The variables file to rule them all
00:20:18 Diving into utility classes
00:22:23 Utility classes in other frameworks and WordPress
00:24:38 When does Bootstrap make sense?
00:27:03 Modern WordPress theming and CSS frameworks
