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> I've seen someone pull in a huge framework, fonts, tons of libraries just to make a simple page is astounding... But you don't need to bring them in every sin
by lloyd-christmas 10y ago
> I've seen someone pull in a huge framework, fonts, tons of libraries just to make a simple page is astounding... But you don't need to bring them in every single time you write a web site or application.
I'm a back end developer. I learned JS in the context of Node. The amount of time it would take me to learn some useful CSS would decimate my ability to get something out the door compared to just pulling in bootstrap. It's often the case that there simply isn't enough to be done to necessitate hiring someone correctly suited for the job. Additionally, whenever I leave my company and they find someone to replace me, there's a strong chance that person knows bootstrap. There is a balance to be had with user joy and developer joy.
- welanes 10y ago> The amount of time it would take me to learn some useful CSS. What's with the myth that CSS is hard? It's perhaps the easiest thing about web dev. Learn flexbox, learn units of measurements, learn specificity, learn media-queries - 5 hours max (a week of lunch at the desk) playing around in JSfiddle, and you're most of the way there. Bootstrap is fine but pulling in a framework that has 656 classes seems a little unnecessary most of the time.