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- oey
Hey,
Was invited for a project that consists in a web platform to share scientific information between Universities.
The programmers work with Django and Python and use Mezzanine.
I'm supposed to design the themes using Bootstrap.My experience so far is working with Wordpress and a basic knowledge of CSS and HTML.
Do you have any advice or tips?
Like, is Brackets tool enough I can use to edit my Bootstrap theme?Or should I use something like Kickstart or Bootply?
- oey0
Thanks!
- O0O0O00
Ain't no thing but a chicken wing!
- spot130
I usually just use the documentation as a reference and use Coda or Dreamweaver for the front end dev. For layouts, I would suggest Sketch with the vector UI kit: http://bootstrapuikit.com/
- section_0140
The bootstrap website is very well documented, and has examples of every feature (from what I can tell). I'd just go there and read through everything to get a grip on the framework. There's even a "Getting Started" section!
- brackets should be fine, also.section_014
- good, since I started using it I prefer it to everything else. I tried Atom yesterday but seemed so complex for someone as inexperienced as me to customizeoey
- aliastime0
Any modern code editor will work fine. Brackets, Sublime, etc.
This post from a couple years ago helped get my head wrapped around the boostrap grid system.
http://www.helloerik.com/the-sub…
- oey0
Yesterday was my 3rd meeting.
As we are all very busy with other projects and work we meet 2 to 3 times a week for 3 or 4 hours.
But they do everything in Vim and I just lose the trace of what they're doing.
I just see they're fingers moving with that programmer speed and don't have a clue where they are.They explain it to me and i understand some things but I told them I need to be able to work just the graphic aspect of it and not in Vim.
I need something like Brackets, Coda, etc...
I also feel I should have started Web Design when I was in University instead of being stubborn and keep just doing Graphic.
- moniker0
very basic intro:
http://www.toptal.com/front-end/…
- bklyndroobeki0
same.
basic/quick intro, nice vid tutorial too http://designmodo.com/bootstrap-…
- nocomply0
Don't be intimidated by their VIM wizardry. That stuff isn't for everyone. Certain tools are better for certain mindsets.
Any modern IDE you're comfortable with should work fine, as long as you work with the other developers on a process for deploying your files to the server.
I've been doing front-end dev for many years, and I'm still not 100% comfortable with bootstrap. There's no substitute for simply putting in the time to understand and wrap your head around these frameworks and the way they work.
- Maaku0
What most intro tutorials will do is basically go through the documentation. So any beginner's tutorial will be enough to get you up and running.
It really isn't that hard to figure out how to use the classes, they are self descriptive and the names are quite easy to remember.Brackets makes it easier for front-end but sublime (or your editor of choice) does the job as well.
- sherm0
Between Chrome Dev Tools and Atom, you should have enough to do the front end development.
Its free and there are suitable plug ins that you may find useful.
Forget what they do in VIM, look at the project in browser.
Take notes on the UI/UX.If given a chance, the programmers will run you through DB schemas and other shit relatively unimportant to your task.
- mg333
- lol!section_014
- haha, totally!
"..and obviously we've not bothered optimising it, so enjoy 400kb of superfluous code and css!"detritus
- detritus0
Might be of use, if you're into bootstrap templates...
- ETM0
I hate Bootstrap. That is all.