Learning Bootstrap

Shenoy, Aravind|Sossou, Ulrich

ISBN 10: 1782161848 / ISBN 13: 9781782161844

Published by Packt Publishing, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning Bootstrap
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782161848
• ISBN 13: 9781782161844
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Unearth the potential of Bootstrap to create responsive web pages using modern techniques

About This Book

• Understand the various facets of Bootstrap 3.x such as Base CSS and Components in a pragmatic way
• Leverage the power of Bootstrap with a mobile-first approach resulting in responsive web design
• Optimize and customize your workflow with LESS and jQuery plug-ins

Who This Book Is For

If you want to learn to build enterprise-level websites efficiently with Bootstrap, this book is for you. You must have a basic and fundamental understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; however, there is no need to have prior Bootstrap experience.

In Detail

This book will help you harness the powerful facets of the Bootstrap toolkit and streamline your web designing experience. You'll get started with the initial download and customization and a brief introduction to LESS, then move on to learn about the Grid system and Base CSS, which is tailor-made for quicker and more robust web design. Learn about components, jQuery plugins, and other unique features that make Bootstrap an amazing utility to create remarkable web pages. Get to grips with the Bootstrap technical hub, which hosts the third-party resources, themes, and templates that enhance Bootstrap. By the end of the book, you will learn how to build a powerful and trendy e-commerce website that will help you with the practical implementation of Bootstrap.

About the Author

Aravind Shenoy

Aravind Shenoy is an in-house author at Packt Publishing. An engineering graduate from the Manipal Institute of Technology, his core interests lie in technical writing, web designing, and software testing. He was born, and is based, in Mumbai, India. A music buff, he loves listening to Oasis, R.E.M, The Doors, Dire Straits, and U2. Rock n' Roll and Rap rule his playlists. He is also the author of several other books such as Thinking in HTMLand Hadoop Explained, both by Packt Publishing. You can find out more about him on the Amazon Author Central page at http://www.amazon.com/Aravind-Shenoy/e/B00ITSR2WE. He can be contacted at aravind.shenoy@hotmail.com.

Ulrich Sossou

Ulrich Sossou is an experienced software engineer and entrepreneur with a passion for solving problems. He enjoys helping individuals and businesses frame difficult issues in ways that foster the emergence of the best outcomes for them and/or their businesses. His first experience with technology came at age 8 in his uncle's computer repair shop, where he played with early versions of personal computers, such as the Macintosh Classic. Since then, he has gained valuable experience in software engineering, architecture, and design as well as marketing and sales, and he has developed the overall skill set required to run a software business. When he's not working on open source projects or coaching less experienced software engineers or entrepreneurs, he's the CTO of Retreat Guru (http://retreatguru.com/), a Canadian company operating in the wellness tourism industry; the cofounder of Flyerco (https://www.flyerco.com/), an American company helping realtors market their properties with flyers; and the cofounder of TekXL (http://www.tekxl.com/), a west-African start-up incubator.