Overview

jQuery

Stacks194.7K

Followers70.6K

Votes6.6K

GitHub Stars59.6K

Forks20.5K

Bootstrap

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Followers13.2K

Votes7.7K

GitHub Stars173.6K

Forks79.2K

Bootstrap vs jQuery: What are the differences?

Key Differences Between Bootstrap and jQuery

Bootstrap and jQuery are both popular tools used for web development, but they have distinct differences. Here are the key differences between Bootstrap and jQuery:

Design and Styling vs. DOM Manipulation: Bootstrap is primarily a front-end framework that focuses on design and styling of webpages. It provides a set of pre-designed components and CSS classes that developers can use to create responsive and visually appealing websites. On the other hand, jQuery is a JavaScript library that is mainly used for DOM manipulation. It simplifies the process of interacting with HTML elements, handling events, and making AJAX requests.
Size and Dependencies: Bootstrap is a comprehensive framework that includes a wide range of features, components, and CSS styles. As a result, it has a larger file size and more dependencies. In contrast, jQuery is a lightweight library with a smaller file size, making it more suitable for projects with limited resources or if there is a need for fast load times.
Compatibility and Cross-Browser Support: Bootstrap is designed to be compatible with the latest versions of major web browsers and provides consistent styling across different platforms. It takes care of handling browser compatibility issues, allowing developers to focus on building the website. jQuery, on the other hand, provides a consistent API that abstracts away cross-browser inconsistencies and makes it easier to write code that works across different browsers.
Ease of Use and Learning Curve: Bootstrap is known for its simplicity and ease of use. It provides a ready-to-use collection of CSS classes and components that can be easily incorporated into a webpage. It requires basic knowledge of HTML and CSS to get started. jQuery, on the other hand, has a steeper learning curve as it involves writing JavaScript code. It requires understanding of basic programming concepts and syntax to effectively use the library.
Customizability: Bootstrap provides a set of predefined styles and components that can be customized using CSS variables or by overriding the default styles. It allows developers to create unique designs without writing much CSS code. jQuery, on the other hand, does not provide any pre-defined styles or components. It focuses on providing a set of methods and utilities for DOM manipulation and does not offer built-in styling options.
Community and Ecosystem: Both Bootstrap and jQuery have large and active communities that provide extensive documentation, resources, and online support. However, Bootstrap has a more extensive ecosystem with a wide range of themes, templates, and plugins available. It offers a higher level of extensibility and flexibility for developers to enhance the functionality of their websites.

In summary, Bootstrap is a front-end framework that focuses on design and styling, while jQuery is a JavaScript library primarily used for DOM manipulation. Bootstrap offers a comprehensive set of pre-designed components and CSS classes, while jQuery provides a more lightweight and flexible solution for handling HTML elements and events.

Advice on jQuery, Bootstrap

Bridget

Full Stack Developer at Bridget Sarah

May 29, 2020

Decided

I do prefer to write things from scratch however when it came to wanting to jump-start the frontend, I found that it was taking me a lot longer hence why needing to use something very fast.

Bootstrap was the boom when it came out, I didn't like it, to be honest, set in its way and a pain to over-ride and in addition, you can tell from a distance if you're using boostrap and as everything looks the same.

I came across Tailwind CSS as I wanted more dynamic features, you could say, I've been now doing it for a few days and I love it a lot. I've been practising with the full stack part installed but I an't we wait until I do a new project, and I'll e able to select exactly what I want. Much faster.

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Daniel

Frontend Developer at atSistemas

Jun 10, 2020

Needs adviceon

New Relic

Next.js

React

I'm building, from scratch, a webapp. It's going to be a dashboard to check on our apps in New Relic and update the Apdex from the webapp. I have just chosen Next.js as our framework because we use React already, and after going through the tutorial, I just loved the latest changes they have implemented.

But we have to decide on a CSS framework for the UI. I'm partial to Bulma because I love that it's all about CSS (and you can use SCSS from the start), that it's rather lightweight and that it doesn't come with JavaScript clutter. One of the things I hate about Bootstrap is that you depend on jQuery to use the JavaScript part. My boss loves UIkIt, but when I've used it in the past, I didn't like it.

What do you think we should use? Maybe you have another suggestion?

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Syed

Jul 16, 2020

Needs adviceon

Bootstrap

Tailwind CSS

I am planning to redesign my entire application, which is currently in Bootstrap. I heard about Tailwind CSS, and I think its really cool to work with. Is it okay if I use Bootstrap and Tailwind together? I can't remove Bootstrap altogether, as my application is using the js dependencies of Bootstrap, which I don't want to disturb.

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Detailed Comparison

jQuery	Bootstrap
jQuery is a cross-platform JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML.	Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.
-	Preprocessors: Bootstrap ships with vanilla CSS, but its source code utilizes the two most popular CSS preprocessors, Less and Sass. Quickly get started with precompiled CSS or build on the source.;One framework, every device: Bootstrap easily and efficiently scales your websites and applications with a single code base, from phones to tablets to desktops with CSS media queries.;Full of features: With Bootstrap, you get extensive and beautiful documentation for common HTML elements, dozens of custom HTML and CSS components, and awesome jQuery plugins.
Statistics
GitHub Stars 59.6K	GitHub Stars 173.6K
GitHub Forks 20.5K	GitHub Forks 79.2K
Stacks 194.7K	Stacks 55.5K
Followers 70.6K	Followers 13.2K
Votes 6.6K	Votes 7.7K
Pros & Cons
Pros 1263 Cross-browser 957 Dom manipulation 809 Power 660 Open source 610 Plugins Cons 6 Large size 5 Encourages DOM as primary data source 5 Sometimes inconsistent API 2 Live events is overly complex feature	Pros 1582 Responsiveness 1193 UI components 943 Consistent 779 Great docs 677 Flexible Cons 26 Javascript is tied to jquery 16 Every site uses the defaults 15 Grid system break points aren't ideal 14 Too much heavy decoration in default look 8 Verbose styles

What are some alternatives to jQuery, Bootstrap?

AngularJS

AngularJS lets you write client-side web applications as if you had a smarter browser. It lets you use good old HTML (or HAML, Jade and friends!) as your template language and lets you extend HTML’s syntax to express your application’s components clearly and succinctly. It automatically synchronizes data from your UI (view) with your JavaScript objects (model) through 2-way data binding.

React

Lots of people use React as the V in MVC. Since React makes no assumptions about the rest of your technology stack, it's easy to try it out on a small feature in an existing project.

Vue.js

It is a library for building interactive web interfaces. It provides data-reactive components with a simple and flexible API.

jQuery UI

Whether you're building highly interactive web applications or you just need to add a date picker to a form control, jQuery UI is the perfect choice.

Foundation

Foundation is the most advanced responsive front-end framework in the world. You can quickly prototype and build sites or apps that work on any kind of device with Foundation, which includes layout constructs (like a fully responsive grid), elements and best practices.

Semantic UI

Semantic empowers designers and developers by creating a shared vocabulary for UI.

Materialize

A CSS Framework based on material design.

Material Design for Angular

Material Design is a specification for a unified system of visual, motion, and interaction design that adapts across different devices. Our goal is to deliver a lean, lightweight set of AngularJS-native UI elements that implement the material design system for use in Angular SPAs.

Svelte

If you've ever built a JavaScript application, the chances are you've encountered – or at least heard of – frameworks like React, Angular, Vue and Ractive. Like Svelte, these tools all share a goal of making it easy to build slick interactive user interfaces. Rather than interpreting your application code at run time, your app is converted into ideal JavaScript at build time. That means you don't pay the performance cost of the framework's abstractions, or incur a penalty when your app first loads.