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Bootstrap

Still everywhere. Still maintainable, if you know where to look.

Category

Frontend

At the studio

Since 2019

Projects shipped

Numerous

Status

Active

(01) Our take

Bootstrap is in more production codebases than any other CSS framework, by a long way. We don't reach for it on new builds — Tailwind has eaten that lane — but inherited Bootstrap codebases are a routine part of our work, especially on internal tools, admin dashboards, and sites older than five years.

We treat Bootstrap like any other inherited system: we learn its conventions, keep changes consistent with them, and only propose a migration when the client has the budget and the appetite for it. Rewriting to Tailwind is a real engagement we take on — but only when it's the right call, not by default.

(02) What we build with it

Typical work

  • Feature work on existing Bootstrap-based applications
  • Admin and internal-tool maintenance
  • Bootstrap-to-Tailwind migration planning and execution
  • Accessibility remediation on Bootstrap component libraries

(03) How we engage

Engagement shape

Usually embedded in a larger maintenance or modernisation engagement.

(04) Pairs with

Works well with

Technologies we reach for alongside Bootstrap in most engagements.

Frontend

CSS3

The language that finally grew up.

Frontend

jQuery

Legacy maintenance, not new builds.

Frontend

Tailwind CSS

The CSS framework that finally got out of the way.

Backend

PHP

The foundation most of the internet still runs on.

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