Should You Use Bootstrap? 

The only guy who really knew what explanations I needed.

If you like designing and work in a team where design is done separately u should write vanilla css. For a full stack developer more on backend bootstrap is a life saver

Amazing comparison between Bootstrap and plain CSS. I really like that you bring up examples and talk about different scenarios. The best is that you don't want to sell Bootstrap as some people do in other videos but you stay objective explaining what Bootstrap is really useful for. It's a real help, thank you!

I recommend a lot SASS, it's a preprocessor but it makes it A LOT easier to write and organize CSS. You can also create your "own" framework with it.

I totally agreed with him!! I've learnt so much from cracking every little single details in styling myself and mostly from this guy here! If you want to learn and be good at something, do it and do it from scratch!! But yeah if you're so good at it now and want to save a bit of time then use bootstrap.

This is a very logical and well put together explanation on the pros and cons of using Bootstrap. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!

Bootstrap is a really life savier. As a developer I must say It save me so much time and it so pratical that I have zero complainings about using bootstrap. Also, if you want to customize something really differnt to the framework, just don't use the classes, just make it yourself as usual. And the documentation is also awesome. Cheers to all webdevelopers!!!

I just started learning web development a couple months ago and I can’t tell you how much I NEEDED to hear this. I’ve been asking myself this question so much after discovering bootstrap, and this answered it in such a practical way

I completely agree. I wish my employer understood that. They seem to think that because it's popular that means it's better for every use case. I recently got put in a situation where I had to write a moderately complex UI and I just couldn't have done it if I used Bootstrap. So, instead of asking permission, I asked for forgiveness (I'm not endorsing that approach but I had to accomplish the goal) And my code reviewer completely understood when he saw what I did. The HTML was much easier to read and it's much more maintainable in the end.

Love the raw, no fuss style you have, bro. Unlike the majority of RU-vid. Keep the lessons comg. Cheers

Thank you! I’ve watched so many videos about Bootstrap, but you’ve explained it better in 3 minutes then a 20 minute video

If your a front end developer, use vanilla css. If your a full stack developer, use bootstrap css

Thank you I'm learn Front-end and was confused when I saw bootstrap thinking it will be good but in my back of my mind I didn't want to use bootstrap and this video cleared my doubt

This man tels the truth i was just spend 3 mounths to learn CSS and you dont need any css Framework like bootstrap to make design

This makes a lot of sense. I have been in a scrum with bootstrap ever since I started to customize.

I use bootstrap just for the grid sytem and for navbar because this saves my time from writing my own media quries and css grid Except this is use custom css

I fell in love with bootstrap, scss and jquery

"You don't need to know CSS" You actually do - whilst you can get by without knowing it, to really utilise the power of frameworks, you need to know CSS. "Bootstrap is best for projects that don't change much" Seriously, this comes down to knowing CSS and knowing how to manipulate a framework. It's the biggest mistake detractors of frameworks make. They view the framework as a whole, instead of a series of components! Sure, if you use the entire bootstrap framework and spend hours overriding styles and struggling to make your site look like a design? You are doing it so wrong. You can take *any* part of a well written CSS framework and lift it out of the framework, into your own. Like the grid? Heck, just lift it - stick it in your own project. Don't feel like recreating all the form styles? Then just pick the forms part of a framework. This is where you *have* to know css and scss. Why would you do this though? Well, it's simple. Bootstrap and frameworks like it, have had thousands of eyes on the code, hundreds of contributors. They've gone through all of the gruntwork, the pain barriers of getting things working in different browsers. They've gone through the optimisation, the modularisation of the code that makes up a framework. Why would you re-invent it? Ultimately, you will just end up creating your own framework - and I can bet, at the end of it, it will be a bit like bootstrap, but not as good. So, why wouldn't you use it? Well, there's lots of reasons. You may be looking for the cutting edge of CSS - frameworks are always going to be behind the curve. The bottom line here is very much one of experience. Those with a lot of experience will either recognise bootstrap as being a high quality starting point, or a place to get ideas or will hate it. Hating it is pointless. Use it as a reference if you must - it will improve your CSS, it will improve your understanding of modularity, of semantics. It will give you ideas about patterns - when you start extending bootstrap, you will suddenly understand just how clever it is. If you don't understand what Bootstrap is doing, you really shouldn't be trying to make your own framework in the first instance. And if you are working on a big project and are NOT using a framework - either by developing your own, or using a third party one, or a combination of the two (the best option) - you really don't know what you are doing at all. Your CSS, in a few months to years, will end up becoming an unmaintainable mess. The clue is in the name - it's a FRAMEWORK - that doesn't mean you need to use all of it. That doesn't mean you can't extend it. You need to understand that MANY of the problems you may face when crafting your own CSS, have been resolved in frameworks. Yep, you can find those same resolutions all over the web - in stackoverflow comments, or articles or whatever. OR, you can look to popular frameworks and magpie code. THAT is how frameworks are used properly.

If you are focusing in front end definitely you need to learn CSS and make your own styling.. Some client nowadays are strictly in design.

100% agree! I always felt like CSS frameworks were over-used.

Very well explained. Thanks! Love your vids!

i'm big fan of Mr.Robot and you very remind me the normal version of him, where he went to web instead of hacking xD

Thank you. I’m going to learn React shortly and that info you gave about it not working well with Bootstrap (cuz of Jquery) helped me avoid wasting time on trying to learn it👍🏾

Thank you so much this is really helpful...I have been look for videos like this for the past days, but I never had a clear satisfaction on what to decide on...thanks a lot bro

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Just discovered your channel and I am impressed! Perfectly explained and to the point. Keep up the great work!

Since I started very recently to learn coding CSS and HTML, never been attracted by Bootstrap. I decided to investigate it, as some people talk amazing things about it. "Simple, fast, and you do not need to know to code", they say. I thought sure, when you don't know JS for some staff as nav bar it can be useful, but after seeing your video, I got it clear. I love design, I find buts almost every time as things don't look as I had imagine. So bootstrap it's not for me. Thanks for your explanation.

it does not have to be either all or nothing with bootstrap. you can use SASS with bootstrap to only import the needed parts of the bootstrap CSS. also, you can customize the look and feel of bootstrap and it can look quite different compared to the standard bootstrap look and feel. regarding the frontend frameworks like React. you can actually find libraries that implement the bootstrap for you and they take care of the JS code so you don't have to worry about JQuery. for example "reactstrap" is one such library

I really appreciate it, you help me have a general view about yes or not bootstrap. So will you make a video "Should you use jQuery" like this?

If you want to customize a Boostrap website, it's more easy to work with SASS. When you know SASS, you understand how Boostrap works, and it's more interresting in my opinion. Thanks for your vid, I suscribe ;)

finally the video i wanted, 100% agree with this bro. smart

Great explanation man, thanks, you save hours of training with bootstrap

Another top-shelf video kid! Keep up the great work :)

I do both, I use bootstrap for certain features, like the nav, cards, rows, cols, things like that, but not for any customized css.

Really nice judgement bro. Thanks

Thanks for the valuable comment. You saved me from getting in the wrong direction.

I use bootstrap for it's easy responsiveness. I use both css and bootstrap

Kyle you Nailed it!!- DONT USE BOOTSTRAP except for btn(s)- TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!!!!

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you Kyle.

Great to start the day with these tips. Thanks Kyle, again.

Currently using it on a school project and it's very useful since I don't have time to learn a bunch of CSS, and I prefer working on backend stuff anyway

Thanks for simplifying you saved our time and clear our confusion

Thank You My brother you saved my life today

This is very clear and useful. It confirms my thinking and adds extra detail I hadn't considered. Thank you

Very helpful video, thank you!

Thanks man just what i was looking for ....

This vid game me a lot of realization thank you so much

Thank you so much Kyle. I used to use bootstrap before my I was goot at vanilla JS but lately I've been building small components like the carousel, responsive nav using vanilla JS and CSS, and I can tell you, I don't think I need it any more. For my friends that love bootstrap I'd suggest you learn vanilla JS to it's roots. You won't need bootstrap anymore.

I was in situation where I cant use flexbox or grid, but forced to use flexbox from bootstrap

Boostrap is one of the things that most help me as a developer. The responsiveness and templates save lot of time and create a good looking

You taught me much!!- I use Jquery/Java/Python/sql and Jquery doesn’t mix well with PHP!!- a killer to decipher!!

I always use boostrap for browsers support considerations

Thanks for this good advice!

You say the right things. You could do one video on css bem (block-element-modifier), and also other frameworks, like bulma, foundation or the even better minimalist frameworks like milligram or purecss. Anyway nowadays with css flex, grid, variables, counters, transitions/animations, well, I'd use stylus max. but that too only for the lack of semicolons and curly brackets. and probably postcss.

Main aim of the video is - If you wanna just create project for client its ok to use bootstrap - if you wanna learn front-end just learn css completely first and then move on

Toan- - use NO Bootstrap when: 1:50 -2:39, 1. when you use CSS, learn front-end, want to make beautiful front-end. do a heavy front-end work (like with ReactJs, because ReactJs not work well with Jquery, some of which is embedded in Bootstrap) 2, when you only need make grid or some layout, you can make it with only some css. 3. when you dont want to working around bootstrap, trying to make it look exactly to what you hope for. - use Bootstrap when font-end is not really important, and if you focus on backend

It is harder and harder to get clients willing to pay for the fancy stuff. I go for bootstrap 90% of the time

Thanks man! Good Info. All the best to you!

Thank you. Very well explained. As always.

OK, now you made me change my mind about learning bootstrap .. :D

I only really use parts of bootstrap for the responsive navbars, navbars are a pain for me create

I needed to hear this.

Hi Kyle, I really enjoy your comments. Just a note: I am personally working on a Python/SQL/Javascript( with API) -80- page design. I first used BS and then changed my NAV bar to a Sidebar ( responsive) - it killed me because not just the base layout but ALL pages layout went to hell!!- because of BOOTSTRAP. So , for 1-10 page design, not an issue, but for larger AVOID BOOTSTRAP!!!! Great video Kyle, always a fan even though I’m much older than you - you make me look ancient

Thanks a lot man, this is really what I needed

To the point! subscribed

I couldn't have said it better. The learning curve is quite steep and "mentally" locks you in to Bootstrap - however nice it is as long as you do not care about its size. Better invest in learning "modern" CSS. You can sill borrow some of the Bootstrap ideas and concept but it will make your site or app looks less "Bootstrappy" then a lot of other sites.

Totally agree that bootstrap is not for everyone and every use case. i can use css quite well but the only reason why I'm picking up bootstrap is because many local jobs have it as requirement.

Best reason to use bootstrap in my opinion: teamwork

Kyle, would really appreciate a video on making websites mobile ready without bootstrap! Because that to me is one of the key advantages.

This is really helpful. I already have basic knowledge about html and css, and I'm still learning more everyday. But i think I'm good enough to move forward and start learning bootstrap next. Thanks for giving me (as a beginner) an idea on which scenarios where bootstrap is the best option.

Thanks for claryfying bro, great vid

also another thing is bootstrap makes your html look extremely crowded now i get that it adds a ton of functionality but it also makes it almost unreadable for newer programmers.

Thanks a lot bro. This explanation really broke things down.

I would not recommend anyone to jump directly on bootstrap without knowing CSS or without having good grip on CSS. Bootstrap is just a framework and the basic work of any framework is to make your work easy and add more functionality that's it nothing more nothing less

Really clarifying! Thank you!

I have watch both videos of you explaining Tailwind and Bootstrap and it goes without saying that you prefer tailwind.

Very nicely put. Thank you.

Thanks for clearing this up for me :). I'm more of a front end dev, so I'll just continue with vanilla css

The only thing I appreciate in bootstrap are the media queries.

You have really spoken, much appreciated my man

Thank for clear my bootstrap confusion.

I'm glad about this video. I just started react. I won't use bootstraps

Thank you very much, you clear me a lot!

Can't say anything else but totally agree! Although I never used Bootstrap in real project. Conclusion: Bootstrap is for you to play with.

Thank you!

Hey kyle, please create tutorial login multi role & permissions using nodejs, express and mongodb 👋

This really helps me

What's your opinion on Tailwind?

Thanks, that was easy to understand & informative.

Thanks a lot!! Exactly what I needed! Kudos!

That was very helpful

Great, practical analysis, thanks.

This might just be asking the same question, but what about for a job skill? What if you want to be a frontend developer and you want to learn Bootstrap, or another css framework as a job skill? Is it worth learning Bootstrap in that situation? Or is it better to just learn it on the job when you need it?

bootstrap 5 is no longer relying on JQuery. Javascript part is completely re-written in vanilla js.

No mention of ARIA? For a more well rounded explanation, this needs to be mentioned. What I learned from using Bootstrap is how to do the accessibility stuff. Other than that, anything called framework has it's drawbacks. No matter what framework, it takes away a developers freedom. Another thing, the next version (in development, can be tested to be prepared for whenever it is released) runs without jQuery.

In my team (we are a bunch of students) someone secretly started using bootstrap and it destroyed our whole web app. Haha

Dang I love this channel!

I only learned CSS after screwing up a big project with Bootstrap. I thought it would save time, but it wound up adding unnecessary complexity, and we wound up doing a lot of all nighter sessions to get it out the door.

It is just another option to add and by no means and end all.. What you said at 2:15 I am gonna disagree there where who doesn't want a really nice looking front end? That is the whole purpose for Bootstrap while not spending a lot of time on front end.

Which is better? Bootstrap or Tailwind blocks / Tailwind Components?