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Bootstrap Essentials

By : Snig Bhaumik
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Bootstrap Essentials

By: Snig Bhaumik

Overview of this book

<p>As the number of people using mobile devices to access the internet grows every moment, websites are no longer built just for desktop machines. The mobile first philosophy demands that sites are fully compatible with all the available, and predicted future mobile devices. Bootstrap allows and easily enables you to design and develop your own websites congenial to all devices, including e-readers, tablets, and so on.</p> <p>This book will familiarize you with all the features, functionalities, and architectural knowledge of the Bootstrap platform, enabling you to develop mobile friendly websites. You will begin by discovering the mobile first philosophy and what Bootstrap is. You will learn about Bootstrap’s architecture and components, and how to use Bootstrap using LESS. You will create responsive layouts using Bootstrap CSS and work with the packaged components that come along with Bootstrap. You will proceed to explore the various JavaScript components and add-ons offered by Bootstrap. Finally, you will learn how to customize Bootstrap easily to match your project-specific requirements,compile and build your Bootstrap code, and extend Bootstrap with different extensions to create more advanced websites.</p> <p>By the end of this book, you will be able to build, compile, and customize your own Bootstrap system to create mobile friendly websites.</p>
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Bootstrap Essentials
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Paula Barcante is a user experience designer, who is completing her bachelor's degree at the University of Waterloo. She started in the UX Design industry when she was 19 years old, when she began teaching herself how to code websites and web applications. She is very interested in how humans interact with technology, which has influenced the way she thinks about her work and personal life.

She has interned for two start-ups and, most recently, Amazon for 2 years in a row. She has been using Bootstrap for 3 years and is self-taught in frontend development.

Joe Fitzsimmons is a frontend web developer at SUNY Oswego, where he helps refine and grow the college's web presence. He also manages his own freelance work, where he designs web solutions for local small businesses. He is working toward obtaining a master's degree in human computer interaction. Joe is most passionate about constructing useful and clean web interfaces. He has more than 5 years of web development experience, including creating WordPress and Drupal themes using Bootstrap.

Janko Prester was born in Zagreb, Croatia. Originally trained as an economist and after finishing his master's degree, he decided to switch his career to web development. During the past 5 years, he has been working on a number of web projects, both as a freelancer and as an employee in the IT department. He is currently working as software developer in a government agency. The technologies he is most familiar with include JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, Sass, and AngularJS and PHP, with strong reliance on the Bootstrap framework for UI development.