Moving the University website to HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS
When we redesigned the University website in 2008 we adopted the Blueprint CSS framework which greatly cut down our CSS development time. It offered us a solid, cross-browser compatible foundation on which to build our site.
With the advent of HTML5 and responsive web design we started using the Bootstrap framework which offered not only a mobile-friendly grid but also at least 12 JavaScript plugins to provide design patterns such as modal windows, carousels, tabs and accordions.
As you are probably aware the web is now developing at an astonishing rate. Browsers are updated now on a six-weekly basis, HTML5 is nearing completion, and CSS4 is already being discussed. So we are looking to the future for a new framework that will support our needs and the requirements of our ever more mobile-friendly users for the next few years to come.
In consultation with Prof. Ailol from the University’s School of Computer Science we will be planning a migration to the HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS starting today.
The framework describes itself as
a flexible, dependency-free, lightweight, device-agnostic, modular, baked-in, component framework MVC library shoelacestrap to help you kickstart your responsive CSS-based app architecture backbone […]
In other words: it meets our needs perfectly. Or as the developer of the infamous “All your base are belong to us” might say: All proof I.
A few of the many reasons we’ve selected this framework:
- It is entirely suited to today’s web.
- Unlike many other frameworks this uses a poor fill rather than a polyfil.
- It supports the new JavaScript flair loop.
- It is compatible with the forthcoming Commodore 64, Spectrum 48 and BBC B platforms, as well as popular browsers such as IE 6, Netscape Navigator 4 and Mosaic.
- No polar bears were harmed in its creation; in other words it is in keeping with our IT strategy for green computing.
- It is 100% compatible with JaxelScrobd 8.1.π.
From a usability point of view the only difference you may experience is a mild sense of foolishness.