
Twitter Bootstrap vs AngularJS: How are they related and why are people comparing them with each other?
Often clients come to us talking about AngularJS. How great it is! Do you know how to use AngularJS? The clients want to use AngularJS in their next web project. At the same time, when we design project requirements and discuss technology with them, they discuss Twitter Bootstrap vs AngularJS and come up with questions like,- Why are you still using Bootstrap?
- Isn’t Bootstrap very old technology?
- I asked to use AngularJS not Bootstrap!
- They are both JavaScript. Shouldn’t AngularJS suffice?
What is Twitter Bootstrap?
Bootstrap is the most popular front-end CSS framework developed by Twitter for building easy, nice looking and responsive designs. It comprises of some base HTML and CSS for typography, forms, buttons, icons, labels, layouts, panels, navigation as well as support for responsive layout. Using Bootstrap you can avoid writing all the CSS from scratch which saves development time. Its grid system is very nice for setting up layouts. There is some JavaScript in Bootstrap library to help with layout changes, handling events and HTML controls. Bootstrap 2 has support for responsive web design which means that the layout of the web pages adjust dynamically according to the width of the devices. While Bootstrap 3 has adopted a mobile first approach so having responsive design by default. That’s about it in Twitter Bootstrap.What is AngularJS?
AngularJS developed by Google is an open-source JavaScript project development framework mainly designed for building single page web applications. It can however make Native mobile apps using ReactJS and more. AngularJS is based on MVC pattern and its feature of two-way data-binding simplifies writing JavaScript for interacting with web application components. AngularJS development is based on the idea that declarative programming should be used to create user interfaces and link software components, while imperative programming is more suitable for defining business logic for applications. But that is debate for another day.