Note that all things you can do via attributes can be done with JavaScript as well, so you’re not locked into a model. The above example, from the docs site, shows how to create a “scroll spy” with no code.

The JavaScript library looks for these attributes to append functionality, help with layout and behaviors and attach events. The next aspect to be aware of is that the framework relies on several custom HTML attributes to kick up the juice. The JavaScript library introduces a number of behaviors and widgets that augment the design with a user experience that most web surfers are now familiar with when working with alerts, tool tips, tabs buttons and more. You can also download freely available themes from various sites on the interwebs. You can see how diverse things are at the Bootstrap expo site, and build your own theme variant using the tools online. The CSS aspect gives you a stock option with fonts, colors and components that work well together, a responsive layout grid, and the flexibility to completely modify the framework’s default colors, spacing and other variables. You’ll include two resources in a page that you want to build off of Bootstrap, the style sheet and the JavaScript library that make it work.

Today, we have a starting point that marries us to a visual style that we can be happy with publishing. While we’ve had a number of options over the years as the Asp.Net templates have evolved, most of them have stuck out like sore, outdated thumbs and rarely would you let them find their way into production. The Bootstrap front-end framework takes away a lot of the guessing and rework that head-ends most new projects and establishes a design language to work within, while still providing options for look-and-feel via themes.

Starting with a blank slate and little direction on where to take things visually is a painful part of web development to overcome, especially for those of us who are in the “design challenged” camp. To see more, check out Day 0 for an index. This is an installment in a 30 day series on Bootstrap and the MVC Framework.

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