Your First Week With Bootstrap

Bootstrap stands as one of the most popular, open-source, front-end frameworks on the Web. Since its official release in 2011, it has undergone several changes, and it’s now one of the most stable and responsive frameworks available. It’s loved by web developers of all levels, as it gives them the capability to build a functional, attractive website design within minutes. A novice developer with just some basic knowledge of HTML and little CSS can easily get started with Bootstrap.

In this book we’ll take you through Bootstrap basics, introduce you to its major features, and get you building your first Bootstrap sites. It contains:

• Why I Love Bootstrap, and Why You Should Too by Syed Fazle Rahman
• Understanding Bootstrap: How it Works, and What’s New by Syed Fazle Rahman
• Super Smart New Features to Win You Over by Maria Antonietta Perna
• Understanding Bootstrap Modals by Syed Fazle Rahman
• A Deep Dive into the Bootstrap Form Component by Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski
• The Card Component: a Complete Introduction by Ahmed Bouchefra
• How to Build a Responsive Type Scale with Bootstrap by Craig Watson
• A Beginner’s Guide to the Latest Bootstrap Utility Classes by Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski
• 3 Tips for Speeding Up Your Bootstrap Website by Maria Antonietta Perna
• Customizing Bootstrap jQuery Plugins by Maria Antonietta Perna
• 8 Tips for Improving Bootstrap Accessibility by Rhiana Heath
• Front-end Frameworks: Custom vs Ready-to-use Solutions by Ivaylo Gerchev

This book is for all frontend developers who want to build responsive, mobile-first websites. You’ll need to be familiar with HTML and CSS and have a reasonable level of understanding of JavaScript in order to follow the discussion.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Why I Love Bootstrap, and Why You Should Too
Chapter 2: Understanding Bootstrap: How it Works, and What’s New
Chapter 3: Super Smart New Features to Win You Over
Chapter 4: Understanding Bootstrap Modals
Chapter 5: A Deep Dive into the Bootstrap Form Component
Chapter 6: The Card Component: a Complete Introduction
Chapter 7: How to Build a Responsive Type Scale with Bootstrap
Chapter 8: A Beginner’s Guide to the Latest Bootstrap Utility Classes
Chapter 9: 3 Tips for Speeding Up Your Bootstrap Website
Chapter 10: Customizing Bootstrap jQuery Plugins
Chapter 11: 8 Tips for Improving Bootstrap Accessibility
Chapter 12: Front-end Frameworks: Custom vs Ready-to-use Solutions