11–20 of 51 posts
Bootstrap provides a UI design decision "out of the box". If you don't have a designer, want to BOOTSTRAP your project, you will want to use bootstrap. It's great.
Foundation to me is more of a base css framework. You don't have (m)any visual styles out of the box (though it does contain certain styles) which is great when you need to create HTML/CSS to match a concept provided to you.
I love foundation and bootstrap, but to me they both offer two very different things.
---
[0] - http://www.getskeleton.com
I'd have to go with Bootstrap because it just seems to offer more. I extensively use their buttons, warning styles, etc. and it's just better to have those already in the framework just in case. Also on the Foundation website I can't seem to find examples of their typography, buttons and other UI elements.
Zurb's developer Mark went Twitter and used the Foundation codebase for Bootstrap... and now claiming to be the creator of Bootstrap. In case if anyone missed, recent note from Zurb in HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4588826 Edit: And, Mark's defense http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4590315
Zurb's developer Mark went Twitter and used the Foundation codebase for Bootstrap... and now claiming to be the creator of Bootstrap. In case if anyone missed, recent note from Zurb in HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4588826 Edit: And, Mark's defense http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4590315
I think that's an oversimplification. Either way, a quick look at the source shows that they are quite different now. In my opinion zurb has the more sophisticated grid system but doesn't support IE7, and the UI javascript is not nearly as polished as bootstrap's (some jQuery spaghetti in places). Bootstrap, while having more stable UI components, is visually opinionated and difficult to rebrand, where zurb is generi…
I've got a pull request open to Foundation right now to add some vertical rhythm to their typography if anyone is interested.
A 5 for the article, and a 7 for the comments. BTW, I myself is a Foundation user, mainly because of its better responsive design.
Can you tell me a little bit about why you prefer Foundation's responsive grid system over Bootstrap's? I just started using Foundation 3 for a personal project, but I picked it basically because it's developed on Sass and I already know and am comfortable with Sass.
Also, I'd love to know if anyone has any experience using Susy grid system on Sass and how it compares to Foundation and Bootstrap grid systems. I found Susy a little more difficult to get started with because their documentation isn't very good and because I don't yet have a good grasp on how to design for a responsive grid.
My team compared Bootstrap, Foundation, and Skeleton in detail: http://responsive.vermilion.com/compare.php We built the same layout (a real client project) in each framework and compared notes. That process really helped us understand the differences.
Of course since f3 is almost the same as bootstrap now, I think it's more about personal taste.
As someone who just wants to get as much as possible out of the box, Bootstrap is the one that seems to have the momentum, which leads to more 'extras' and goodies, and more people making sure it works.