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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Reasons for Using Bootstrap</title>
<link meta="description" content="Reasons to use Bootstrap instead of custom CSS">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/animate.css/3.5.1/animate.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ionicons/3.0.0/css/ionicons.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/styles.css" />
<link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
<meta property="og:image" name="twitter:image" content="http://themes.guide/favicon-1024.png">
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@ThemesGuide">
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@ThemesGuide">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Reasons for Using Bootstrap 4">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="What is Bootstrap and why should I use it?">
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</head>
<body id="page-top" data-spy="scroll" data-target=".fixed-top" data-offset="60">
<nav class="navbar navbar-custom navbar-dark fixed-top navbar-expand-md" role="navigation">
<div class="container">
<a class="navbar-text page-scroll font-weight-bold text-uppercase py-3" href="http://themes.guide">
<span>Themes.guide</span>
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<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
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<ul class="navbar-nav ml-md-auto">
<li class="nav-item"><a class="page-scroll active nav-link pr-3" href="./">Bootstrap 4</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="page-scroll nav-link pr-3" target="_ext" href="https://themestr.app" title="Bootstrap theme builder">Themestr.app</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="page-scroll nav-link pr-3" title="Bootstrap 4 themes collection" href="http://themes.guide/#freebies">Free Themes</a></li>
<li class="nav-item"><a class="page-scroll nav-link pr-0" href="http://themes.guide/#themes">Pro Themes</a></li>
</ul>
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</nav>
<div class="container pt-5">
<div class="row mt-5">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h4>
<a href="how-to.html">
<img src="./assets/howto/bootstrap-punchout.svg" alt="How to Bootstrap 4" class="bg-primary border rounded border-primary mr-2 mb-1" style="width:30px;height:30px">
How to... Bootstrap</a>
</h4>
</div>
<div class="col-md-12 pt-5 text-center">
<h1 class="display-3 font-weight-light">What is Bootstrap?</h1>
<h1>and, Why Should I Use It?</h1>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<section id="howto">
<div class="container">
<div class="row mb-3">
<div class="col-sm-10 mx-auto">
<h3 class="pb-5 text-justify">Bootstrap consists of CSS and JavaScript files. Bootstrap is a framework (a.k.a - "library" or "toolkit") that makes
Web development <strong>faster</strong> and <strong>easier</strong>.</h3>
<p class="lead font-weight-bold">
Bootstrap helps with creation of Websites that are:
</p>
<h4>Consistent</h4>
<p class="lead ml-lg-5">
Foremost, Bootstrap provides a consistent, uniform appearance and design. With very little effort,
Bootstrap can be used to transform a hodge-podge site into a professional, visually appealing design.
</p>
<h4>Responsive</h4>
<p class="lead ml-lg-5">
Sites created with Bootstrap are designed to look & function well on <em>any</em> device including desktops,
laptops, tablets and smartphones. Bootstrap is "mobile-first" which means the design for smaller
mobile devices is considered foremost.
</p>
<h4>Compatible</h4>
<p class="lead ml-lg-5">
Bootstrap is a mature, tested code-base that is entirely based on standards and cross-browser compliance.
Sites that properly utilize what Bootstrap offers will also benefit from this compatibility.
</p>
<hr class="border-dark my-5">
<h1 class="mt-4">Bootstrap - “Before & After”</h1>
<p class="lead">
Let's look at a super <em>simple</em> comparison of a Web page with and without Bootstrap.
</p>
<h5 class="mt-5">Before - without Bootstrap:</h5>
<div data-codeply="o10in431jm" data-codeply-height="400px" ></div>
<h5 class="mt-5">After - with Bootstrap:</h5>
<div data-codeply="RMPQJ3AqJn" data-codeply-height="400px" ></div>
<p class="lead">
As you can see, once Bootstrap is added, the Web page instantly gets a new look. You simply reference any
of Bootstrap’s reusable CSS classes in the HTML markup. In this example, I used Bootstrap's <code>text-center</code>
class to easily center the text.
</p>
<pre class="bg-dark text-white rounded my-3">
<code>
<div class="text-center">
<h1>Hello World</h1>
<p>
There's Bootstrap 4 here.
</p>
</div>
</code>
</pre>
<p class="lead">
Of course, I could have accomplished the same thing without using Bootstrap. I could have simply created my own CSS classes.
</p>
<p class="lead">
Creating my own CSS would have been fine for this simple example. But, for more complex pages would I want to keep writing CSS classes for every style
change that is needed? Would that CSS be <em>re-usable</em>, and <em>tested</em> across multiple browsers? Would I want to add
CSS definitions to make the design “<em>responsive</em>” for different device widths? Of course, the <strong> answer is “No”</strong>,
and that’s exactly why I’m here writing about the very popular Bootstrap.
</p>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-10 mx-auto mt-5 py-4 border-top">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm mr-auto">
<a href="how-to.html">⟵ Prev: How to... Bootstrap </a>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-auto text-right">
<a href="bootstrap-getting-started.html">Next: How to Get Started with Bootstrap ⟶</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
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<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header d-block">
<h3 class="text-center">How can we help you?</h3>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<form id="contactForm" role="form" method="post">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="inputEmail" class="col-md-2 form-control-label">Email</label>
<div class="col-md-12">
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="inputEmail" name="contactEmail" required="">
</div>
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<label for="inputMessage" class="col-md-2 form-control-label">Message</label>
<div class="col-md-12">
<textarea class="form-control" id="inputMessage" rows="6" name="contactMessage"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="col-xl-12">
<button type="submit" id="contactBtn" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg mx-auto">Send it</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
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</div>
</div>
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<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header d-block text-center">
<h3>Thank you!</h3>
<h6>We'll be in touch</h6>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<footer id="footer" class="bg-dark text-white">
<div class="container pt-3">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3 column">
<h6>Information</h6>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="http://themes.guide/#freebies">Free Themes</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://themes.guide/#themes">Pro Themes</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://themes.guide/#about">Benefits</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3 column text-lg-left text-right">
<h6>Tools</h6>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://themestr.app" title="Custom Bootstrap theme creator - SASS to CSS">Themestr.app</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://bootstrap4.guide" title="Learn about Bootstrap 4">Bootstrap4.guide</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeply.com" title="Prototype and edit code for Bootstrap and other responsive frameworks">Codeply</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3 column">
<h6></h6>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3 column text-right">
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