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CSS Frameworks: Cross-Browser Compatibility or Added Complexity
All programming languages (at least the most popular ones) have libraries and framework that makes developing programs easier and more rapid than otherwise expected. Libraries and frameworks have played an increasingly important role in Web application and Web site development.
We have already mentioned that majority of all Web sites are using scripts such as JavaScript and a large part of them are using JavaScript libraries and frameworks. This is understandable. Using those frameworks makes Web development much faster and more productive and decreases the complexity associated with raw JavaScript programming.
However, anyone programming Web sites with JavaScript have to deal with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) as well as the JavaScript code since CSS is the preferred way to style Web site. Despite its nature of being, a markup language CSS can be irritatingly complex and often requires tweaks to get the desired look and feel. That is largely because Web browsers and their many versions interpret and display Html and CSS differently from each other. This is where CSS frameworks can help and save a lot of time and frustration.
CSS frameworks can provide consistency across multiple browsers, empower consistent look and feel, reduce boilerplate CSS code and enhance rapid development in the fast pacing Web development world. On the other hand, the use of CSS frameworks requires knowledge of CSS since they do not eliminate customization and adjustment necessary for each Web project.
Below you will find links to CSS frameworks and useful links to explore the options available to you if you just had enough of creating cross-browser Cascading Style Sheets from scratch.
Related tools and links:
- Blueprint CSS Framework
- 960 Grid System
- The jQuery UI CSS Framework
- 8 Brilliant CSS Grid Systems
- Please do not Use CSS Frameworks
Related video:
How to Make CSS Layouts With Blueprint, a CSS Framework
Filed under: Web Development
Posted by: Webmaster on : April 2010