Jake Spurlock

I read the negative reviews before starting this book.

I'm new to Bootstrap, and I like to uses print materials to learn. So having this book--even if it is just documentation from the website--was helpful to introduce me to some concepts.

That said, even as a beginner I found problems. Images of examples didn't always include all of the code examples mentioned in the text, and by and large the book seemed to need a more careful editing. (Chapter four in particular seemed somewhat show more scattershot.)

I also found the javascript elements to be a little odd. They were put in as if for someone who already has some knowledge of javascript. Didn't feel beginner-friendly, but this isn't an intro javascript book, so maybe my feedback is out of place.

In any event, this book did introduce me to Bootstrap. show less

Sorry to say this, but it seems like the documentation on the site was turned into a book "as is".

The book does give details about bootstrap and it's usage, but expected much more from O'Reilly books.

The sample code that comes along with the book is also incomplete. For some reason, the author decided not to include the examples of chapter 4 in the code sample.

The author could have built a website through the chapters to demonstrate the usage of the concepts of Bootstrap.

Discover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap’s HTML/CSS-based tools and design templates right away. You’ll also learn how to extend your app with interactive features, using its suite of jQuery plugins—often without writing a single line of code. Developed by Twitter and available free from GitHub, Bootstrap supports responsive design by dynamically adjusting show more your web page layout. With just a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can build apps that work equally well on desktop screens, smartphones, and tablets. This book shows you how. Become familiar with Bootstrap’s file structure, grid systems, and container layouts Learn HTML elements for typography, code, tables, forms, buttons, images, and icons Design interfaces and other web elements, such as navigation, breadcrumbs, and custom modal windows Use jQuery plugins for features such as revolving slideshows, tabbable interfaces, and dropdown menus Modify everything from column count to typography colors with the LESS stylesheet language show less