Ask HN: What do you think when you see Twitter bootstrap

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by wcdolphin • 14 years ago

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What do you think when you see a site is made with twitter bootstrap? Especially with all of the defaults? I mention this because it seems that every site that I see is built using twitter bootstrap, which while great, is getting a little repetitive.

PizzaPanther• 14 years ago

I think about barfing because Bootstrap is over used so much.

caw• 14 years ago

It's a function of the HN echo chamber. I used Bootstrap to quick do something at work, and everyone loved it. They've never seen bootstrap, or anything like it before. These are technically inclined IT people, but they're not bleeding edge like HN.

I personally don't care about the styling, so long as there's visual flow. We can all pick Wordpress out of a lineup, but do you go "eww, Wordpress"? I think too many people try to use Bootstrap as a substitute for visuals rather than trying to leverage it to fit their content. I believe you can do that even without tweaking the stock color scheme.

philip12092• 14 years ago

It's a prototype. A proof of concept. If it works and people like it, then they can do a custom design.

wcdolphin• 14 years ago

I guess that is exactly how it makes me feel, like I am dealing with a prototype and it is somewhat less trustworthy...

philip12092• 14 years ago

You get the core functionality because you are an early adopter (e.g. Hacker News user). The frills and marketing, such as the custom design, is what will acquire customers like your friends.

jat1• 14 years ago

My reason for picking it is this. Rapid way to get to MvP without concerning yourself making a site presentable. The defaults look good and most importantly most of your customers won't know or care.

Once idea is proven, and tech is built then I will move onto fixing the way it looks (most likely pay a designer)

jameswyse• 14 years ago

I see a lot of these, but I just think to myself that without bootstrap those websites would have probably ended up being some ugly wordpress theme instead, so I'm thankful!

rmATinnovafy• 14 years ago

I like bootstrap because it allows me to iterate quickly.

Problem is a lot of people dont dig into the actual styling of the page and leave the standard stuff in it.

nshankar• 14 years ago

I have used Bootstrap and it requires considerable effort to make the site look different. Some simple things like changing header color and height require external help (stackoverflow etc.)

Over time I will be able to build a site as good as any on Bootstrap.

junto• 14 years ago

You will find that any repetitive design eventually becomes annoying, as do songs that receive continuous airplay.

The bootstrap framework is what is important, the design can be customized. Most people don't bother because they have in invested in Twitter Bootstrap in order to fast prototype.

mindcrime• 14 years ago

What do you think when you see a site is made with twitter bootstrap?

I couldn't care less.

Especially with all of the defaults?

I couldn't care less.

I mention this because it seems that every site that I see is built using twitter bootstrap, which while great, is getting a little repetitive.

Do you do nothing but click around startups that are linked on HN? Then sure, you're going to see a lot of Twitter Bootstrap. But otherwise, TBS sites are, what, like, 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the web? I think this is all much ado about nothing, personally.

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