Ask HN: Is Bootstrap still valid choice?

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  • Bulma

    Modern CSS framework based on Flexbox

  • Well I started in the 90s so I never used boostrap and always thought it was rubbish. That said, I could see how it gets you off the ground quickly.

    I'd say... Use whatever you're comfortable with unless you want another problem to solve.

    Nowadays the cool kids have all moved towards tailwindcss. It feels to me like a successor to bootstrap... It's bootstrap that only exports what it needs of itself. The problem is the disgusting html semantics that comes with it. How much do you have to hate CSS to duplicate classes which are in essence a shadow of CSS within the code. It's like the 90s all over again and putting all the style within the html tags!

    So I'd say, use bootstrap if you're comfortable with, it's fine, or roll your own.

    I've used bulma[1] with some success for a small project, the problem is I always end up fighting the framework. It's hard to find one that doesn't limit you in some way, or pollute the namespace with a ton of junk you'll never use. On the other side of the stack you have tailwind which I'm becoming allergic to.

    It's worth learning CSS, there is nothing hard. Most of my products/site are custom CSS.

    [1] https://bulma.io/

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