What is Bootstrap

What is  Bootstrap

Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing website.
It is also called Front-end-framework. Bootstrap is a free collection of tools for creating a websites and web applications. It contains HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation and other interface components, as well as optional JavaScript extensions.



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.

Meaning of Bootstrap:

"Bootstrapping" comes from the term "pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps." That much you can get from Wikipedia. In computing, a bootstrap loader is the first piece of code that runs when a machine starts, and is responsible for loading the rest of the operating system.

 Advantages of  Bootstrap CSS Framework

1. Easy to get started

2. Great grid system

Bootstrap is built on responsive 12-column grids, layouts and components. Whether you need a fixed grid or a responsive, its only matter of a few changes. Offsetting & Nesting of columns is also possible in both fixed and fluid width layouts.

A website has many different elements such as headings, lists, tables, buttons, forms, etc. All these fundamental HTML elements have been styled and enhanced with extensible classes.

The HTML elements for which styles are provided are:

•     Typography
•     Code
•     Tables
•     Forms
•     Buttons
•     Images
•     Icons

3. Highly Flexible
4. Responsive Gride
5. Extensive list of components:

Whether you need drop down menus, pagination or alert boxes, Bootstrap has got your covered. Styling of every single element follows a consistent theme and if you know LESS, then customizing it takes just few minutes.

Some of the components pre styled are:

•     Dropdowns
•     Button Groups
•     Navigation Bar
•     Breadcrumbs
•     Labels & Badges
•     Alerts
•     Progress Bar
•     And many others.

6. Leveraging Javascript Libraries
7. Bundled Javascript plugins
8. Frequent Updates   
9. Good documentation and Vast Community
10. Customizable
11. Future Compatibility

12. Ease of Integration
13.Speed Bootstrap
14. Grid Style –
The layout has 12 column grid style; responsive, supporting offset and nested elements. In case you need to get rid of the responsive feature, you can anytime switch over to fixed layout style.
15. Base Style 
16. Common CSS
17.  Bootstrap is Responsive
18. Bootstrap is consistent
19. Friendly for any skill level