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Learning Bootstrap 4

You're reading from   Learning Bootstrap 4 Modern, Elegant and Responsive Web Design Made Easy

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785881008
Length 246 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Matt Lambert Matt Lambert
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Bootstrap 4 FREE CHAPTER 2. Using Bootstrap Build Tools 3. Jumping into Flexbox 4. Working with Layouts 5. Working with Content 6. Playing with Components 7. Extending Bootstrap with JavaScript Plugins 8. Throwing in Some Sass 9. Migrating from Version 3

Different types of tools


When working with Bootstrap, there are really three types of tools you need to be aware of. The first two are Node.js and Grunt.js. These are build <ie>tools</ie> and they take the development framework files and build them into the final files that you want to include in the production version of your projects. You wouldn't include development files on your actual production web server, as they are tools. You want to compile your files into production-ready HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that a web server can read and a browser can translate into a website.

The second type of tool you might want to use is a static website generator such as Harp.js. I talked a little bit about Harp in the first chapter but I will review it again in a little more detail. The main advantages of using Harp are things such as variables and partials in HTML, and a reusable-template-based system for your pages that allows you to reuse code.

The final types of tool you can use with...

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