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Posted by Ammu Nair
Ammu Nair
9,100 Points

Use plugins and bootstrap or write code from scratch ?

Hi, I am a beginner in web development and have developed just a few websites using Html, css, Javascript, JQuery, PHP etc. Using a framework like bootstrap makes front end dev work so much more easier. So does various plugins for simple things like a stylish menu / navigation.

What in your opinion would be best to improve my knowledge and expertise - Using bootstrap and other plugins or writing code from scratch ?

Thanks, Ammu Nair

1 Answer

Louis Morgan
Louis Morgan
2,288 Points

I would say, write code from scratch and maybe try to recreate some navigations from frameworks so you understand how they work, also build full sites that look like bootstrap from scratch to get a full understanding, once you have a better understanding of building those styles from scratch, you can move onto using frameworks

I say this because if you dont understand how they work and you get stuck, you won't be able to figure out how to fix it with custom code

hope this helps :)

Ammu Nair
Ammu Nair
9,100 Points

Yes. That helps. Thanks for your response Louis.