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Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

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This is not a criticism of this project specifically, but I feel like when you come out with a framework like this you should have a big "Why you should use Framework XYZ instead of Boostrap" section somewhere, because this is the main question most people will have.

Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well it is front paged on HN

I assume Belhor means the UI responsiveness. The :hover transitions are a bit too long for my tastes and it definitely creates a laggy feeling.

Scrolling up and down the page feels a little laggy too (Chrome 24, Win7). Is that a drawback of how the 'responsiveness' is coded?

Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

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This is not a criticism of this project specifically, but I feel like when you come out with a framework like this you should have a big "Why you should use Framework XYZ instead of Boostrap" section somewhere, because this is the main question most people will have.

Why I should use Bootstrap?

Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

#16

This is not a criticism of this project specifically, but I feel like when you come out with a framework like this you should have a big "Why you should use Framework XYZ instead of Boostrap" section somewhere, because this is the main question most people will have.

Or, why not contribute to bootstrap instead?

Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

#17

This is not a criticism of this project specifically, but I feel like when you come out with a framework like this you should have a big "Why you should use Framework XYZ instead of Boostrap" section somewhere, because this is the main question most people will have.

>but I feel like when you come out with a framework like this you should have a big "Why you should use Framework XYZ instead of Boostrap" section somewhere

This is true for any product whatsoever, not just a framework.

Answer this question, and make it the headline of your landing page:

If I am your ideal prospect, why should I say yes to you rather than any of your competitors?

Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

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This is not a criticism of this project specifically, but I feel like when you come out with a framework like this you should have a big "Why you should use Framework XYZ instead of Boostrap" section somewhere, because this is the main question most people will have.

May be we need a new layer: a lib to handle different frameworks! like Haxe but for HTML.

Re: Groundwork - A Responsive HTML5, CSS and JavaScript Framework

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Some notes:

As mentioned, one of the first things that should be addressed when you're building a competing framework is what yours offers that the "big boys" don't. I don't really see that; indeed, what I'm first hit with is something that doesn't look as polished as Bootstrap.

As I poke through it, the whole framework looks like an analog to Bootstrap; I have to ask ... why? Is responsive text the only thing not available on Bootstrap?

Also the grid designations of .two.thirds versus .span9 makes me vomit all over myself.

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