Introducing Bootstrap 4 (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed.) Create Powerful Web Applications Using Bootstrap 4.5

Get introduced to front-end CSS frameworks using the latest version of Bootstrap. Through easy-to-follow instructions and examples, this book will prepare you to create powerful web applications using Bootstrap 4.5.

This updated second edition of Introducing Bootstrap 4 builds your understanding of the basic rules of CSS, the SASS pre-compiler, Bootstrap, and how they work together. After learning to set up CSS on both Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows, you will discover how you can make use of templates and themes written for Bootstrap, and how to refine the user interface. You will also find out how you can utilize and activate components. Numerous screenshots and code snippets are provided to help explain and reinforce the concepts discussed in the book.

CSS frameworks give front-end developers the capability to create responsible and adaptive web designs that are able to accommodate the various variations of modern browsers. Start front-end development using Bootstrap 4.5 with this book.

 

What You Will Learn

• Explore the Bootstrap features required to create web applications
• Understand the basics of responsive web design using CSS 3
• Install the SASS framework and understand how to use it
• Master practical aspects of using Bootstrap in real-life scenarios

This book is intended for beginner-level web designers and developers interested in front-end development.

Jörg Krause has been working with software and software technology since the early 1980s, beginning with a Sinclair and taking his first steps as a programmer in BASIC and assembly language. He studied Information Technology at Humboldt University, Berlin, but left early, in the 1990s, to start his own company. He has worked with Internet technology and software development since the early days when CompuServe and FidoNet dominated. In 1998, he worked on one of the first commercial e-commerce solutions, and wrote his first book in Germany. Due to its wide success, he started working as a freelance consultant and author in order to share his experience and knowledge with others. He has written several books with Apress, Hanser, Addison Wesley, and other major publishers along with several self-published books—a total of over sixty titles. He also publishes articles in magazines and speaks at major conferences in Germany. Currently, Jörg works as an independent consultant, software developer, and author in Berlin, Germany. The main focus is Web development (nowadays called full-stack), cloud native architectures, and Web security. In his occasional spare time, Jörg enjoys reading thrillers and science fiction novels, and going on a round of golf.