I tried out Twitter Bootstrap on a project and have been finding it to be more of a nuisance than a benefit. It is easy enough to define percentages for div blocks without any elaborate grid system. It has to be worked around during customization, and it adds a lot of weight to the site.
So…what do you all feel about it?
Hi,
I’ve used bootstrap 2.3.2 for a client on a large site but hardly ever use the grid classes as they really never fit the designs unless they are pretty simple. I usually just end up using the responsive wrapper and then coding my own columns when needed. I didn’t actually find bootstrap as bad as I thought although its pretty much overkill for most small projects.
However, all the extras that come with bootstrap do make life a bit easier as its a snap to create dropdowns, menus, toolbars, buttons, labels, etc especially when the client also designs with those elements in mind. There are also a lot of plugins for it so you can more or less slot stuff in quite easily but does mean more code weight.
The benefit if course is that bootstrap is a documented system and for a team or workers it can aid consistency and makes it easier for anyone familiar with the system to make changes.
My opinion about Bootstrap is very positive. Very well code and designs by different design studios, for example of good designs/templates for bootstrap:
http://bootswatch.com/
http://designmodo.com/startup/
http://www.blacktie.co/
etc…