Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by evancaine » Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 6:09 PM UTC

Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out
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Re: Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by evancaine » Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 6:12 PM UTC

I know tailwind is the star these days, but as a back-end dev, nothing comes close to bootstrap in terms of productivity and aesthetics. I've used tailwind and I like it - I've even paid for tailwind UI - but for crud apps that don't require a lot of custom styling, bootstrap is still my default.

Anyone else still using and enjoying bootstrap for new projects?

Re: Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by pyuser314 » Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 6:37 PM UTC

evancaine wrote: post #2

I know tailwind is the star these days, but as a back-end dev, nothing comes close to bootstrap in terms of productivity and aesthetics. I've used tailwind and I like it - I've even paid for tailwind UI - but for crud apps that don't require a lot of custom styling, bootstrap is still my default. Anyone else still using and enjoying bootstrap for new projects?

Bootstrap is still extremely relevant in 2022.

Re: Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by sbuccini » Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 6:50 PM UTC

I'm very excited to see this, specifically the Scrollspy refactor [0]. During COVID lockdown, without anything better to do, I went down a rabbit hole debugging some wonky scroll behavior. A bunch of other people had encountered the same issue over the years, but it never was a top priority.

I did some research and discovered the Intersection Observer API, which seemed like a perfect fit for this use case. I hacked up a basic implementation[1], asked for some feedback, and promptly forgot about it. I was super stoked to see someone else pick up the idea and run with it, doing a much better job than I could have. Open source is fun!

[0] https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/33421

[1] https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/33015

Re: Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by gedy » Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 7:55 PM UTC

evancaine wrote: post #2

I know tailwind is the star these days, but as a back-end dev, nothing comes close to bootstrap in terms of productivity and aesthetics. I've used tailwind and I like it - I've even paid for tailwind UI - but for crud apps that don't require a lot of custom styling, bootstrap is still my default. Anyone else still using and enjoying bootstrap for new projects?

Yeah Bootstrap is great for having component classes for most things normal webapps need, and having enough utility classes for the more custom things. Love that you can use it in apps that are a mix of technologies as well, and good component support in React, Svelte, HTML, etc.

Tailwind is neat but the lack of component class names means you have to roll your own or embed very specific style classes like shadows, borders, etc in to every component.

Re: Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by hbcondo714 » Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 10:40 PM UTC

Yes, this is from a month ago. Responsive offcanvas support was a great add but I wish their overflow classes were also responsive:

https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/utilities/overflow/

Re: Bootstrap 5.2 Is Out

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Post by harrylepotter » Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 1:28 AM UTC

evancaine wrote: post #2

I know tailwind is the star these days, but as a back-end dev, nothing comes close to bootstrap in terms of productivity and aesthetics. I've used tailwind and I like it - I've even paid for tailwind UI - but for crud apps that don't require a lot of custom styling, bootstrap is still my default. Anyone else still using and enjoying bootstrap for new projects?

Yeah I intentionally chose it as the foundation for UI for a project we started in 2021. The components are simple and lightweight there's an abundance of great themes.