Re:List of Twitter Bootstrap Resources
by brebory on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @01:24PM
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The difference between bootstrap and a CMS is that bootstrap doesn't mess with any wysiwyg interface bullshit. It's just a pre-fabricated way to architect your html, css, and javascript, and the default styling makes things look very professional.
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Re:List of Twitter Bootstrap Resources
by duskwuff on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @01:48PM
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I think you have that absolutely backwards. The difference between Bootstrap and a CMS is that a CMS is an application. Bootstrap is purely a sort of standard UI toolkit for the web.
Re:List of Twitter Bootstrap Resources
by biscarch on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @02:42PM
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A pre-requisite for being a CMS is managing content (Content Management System). Bootstrap has no content-managing facilities; It is purely a presentational (CSS, some JS) library with some well thought out defaults.
ie: you could still use Bootstrap to style a WordPress site.
Re:List of Twitter Bootstrap Resources
by brebory on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @02:59PM
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Right, a CMS lets you implement an architecture for HTML and CSS, e.g. Bootstrap. I don't understand how what I said was "absolutely backwards".
I think "backwards" is the wrong word. I'd say "uninformed" would be closer to the point.
CMSs manage your content usually through a database, and most of them provide a way to display that content in a structured format. See Wordpress and Drupal. WYSIWYG is not a necessary part of a CMS.
Bootstrap is a (mostly) css library to help provide a better front end development experience for a web site/app. It can be used with the front-facing portion of a CMS or any other kind of site.
Re:List of Twitter Bootstrap Resources
by subsection1h on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @03:05PM
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Right, a CMS lets you implement an architecture for HTML and CSS, e.g. Bootstrap.