Bootstrap vs Tailwind CSS

Bootstrap was developed by Mark Otto and Jacob Thorton during an internal competition at Twitter in August 2011. It is an open-source framework that is used to design responsive websites better, faster, and easier. It is a beginner-friendly and the most popular open-source framework that includes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Bootstrap can be used to create web applications with any server-side Technology like Java, PHP, etc., and its responsive design allows platforms like Mobile phones, tablets, and computers. Bootstrap contains CSS and JavaScript-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation, icons, and other interface components. It is based on object-oriented CSS. Bootstrap helps to design and develop website templates quickly.

Different versions of Bootstrap:

• Version 2.0 supports responsive web design.
• Version 3.0 supports mobile-first design.
• Version 4.0 introduces SASS( Syntactically Awesome Stylesheet) and Flexbox support.

Features:

1. Anyone can implement the bootstrap in Projects. It is quite easy to implement.
2. Easily Customizable.
3. Responsive Utility Classes.
4. Components of Bootstrap.
5. Drop-Down Component Menu.
6. Bootstrap Templates.

Advantages:

1. An Alliance is Quite Easy:
2. Fast and Time-Saving Framework:
3. Reinforcement of Grids
4. Adhere to Basics
5. A Pack of JavaScript Fundamentals
6. Support is Amazing
7. Bootstrap is totally Customizable
8. Agile Responsive
9. Bootstrap’s Consistency
10. Frequent Updates

Disadvantages:

1. Some of the elements are missing in Bootstrap so sometimes it is difficult to implement.
2. Bootstrap needs a lot of customization CSS for making good responsive websites
3. There is a problem with the extra-large widescreen.

Tailwind CSS was initially developed by Adam Wathan, and the first version was released back on the 1st of November, 2017. Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework for building custom user interfaces rapidly and efficiently. It is an inline styling used to achieve a sleek interface without writing code for your own CSS. Tailwind CSS offers customizability and flexibility to transform the appearance and feel of the elements. Tailwind CSS is not the first utility-first CSS library, but it is one of the most popular and light ones. It is a highly customizable, low-level CSS framework, and it provides all the building blocks the developer needs to build a fantastic interface for any website.

Features:

1. Faster UI building process
2. It is a utility-first CSS framework which means we can use utility classes to build custom designs without writing CSS as in the traditional approach.
3. No more silly names for CSS classes and Id’s.
4. Minimum lines of Code in CSS file.
5. We can customize the designs to make the components.
6. Makes the website responsive.

Advantages:

1. No more silly names for CSS classes and Id’s.
2. Minimum lines of Code in CSS file.
3. We can customize the designs to make the components.
4. Makes the website responsive.
5. Makes the changes in the desired manner.
6. CSS is global in nature and if make changes in the file the property is changed in all the HTML files linked to it. But with the help of Tailwind CSS we can use utility classes and make local changes.

Disadvantages:

1. Your markup becomes very verbose.
2. You may have to work yourself around the framework at times.
3. It’s a crutch for developers who don’t know CSS well.
4. It takes time to become productive with it.

Still in confusion?

Yes, both has its own Pros and Cons which makes difficult to decide between two. Now it totally depends on what is your project, if you are new to CSS then both of them is a great option to choose from, and if you are working with modes like dark and bright then Tailwind CSS should be the choice.

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