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Suli S
1,475 PointsWhy many CSS frameworks?
I have noticed that there are many CSS frameworks. Why?
- How can I choose one of them?
- Which one is most popular?
- Are they difficult to learn?
2 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 Points> Which one is most popular?
According to CSS DB ... Bootstrap & Foundation are the 2 most popular.
Treehouse has a Frameworks Basics that features Bootstrap & Foundation, so that's a good place to start.
In 3rd place there is the much simpler Pure, personally I think it avoids many of the issues that Bootstrap has, so I always recommend using it.
> Are they difficult to learn?
They are complex enough for Treehouse (and others) to make a class to show how to use one, so I'd say moderately so.
> How can I choose one of them?
If you are going to use something complex enough to need a class to understand how it use it they you should pick something with a large community so you can Google when you have an issue with it.
Suli S
1,475 PointsMore complex than a programming language like PHP or Java?
James Barnett
39,199 PointsNo CSS frameworks are written in CSS so about like most CSS3 features.
Suli S
1,475 PointsSuli S
1,475 PointsMore complex than a programming language like PHP or Java?