What is Bootstrap? An Awesome Beginners Guide

What is Bootstrap?

• Bootstrap is a free front-end framework for faster and easier web development
• Bootstrap includes HTML and CSS based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, tables, navigation, modals, image carousels and many other, as well as optional JavaScript plugins
• Bootstrap also gives you the ability to easily create responsive designs

Bootstrap History

Bootstrap was developed by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton at Twitter, and released as an open source product in August 2011 on GitHub.

In June 2014 Bootstrap was the No.1 project on GitHub!

Why Use Bootstrap?

Advantages of Bootstrap:

• Easy to use: Anybody with just basic knowledge of HTML and CSS can start using Bootstrap
• Responsive features: Bootstrap's responsive CSS adjusts to phones, tablets, and desktops
• Mobile-first approach: In Bootstrap 3, mobile-first styles are part of the core framework
• Browser compatibility: Bootstrap is compatible with all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Safari, and Opera)

Downloading Bootstrap

If you want to download and host Bootstrap yourself, go to getbootstrap.com, and follow the instructions there.

In next blog I will show you how to use bootstrap so stay connected