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CSS Bootstrap Basics Getting to Know Bootstrap Enhancing the Page

Posted by Kieran Mackey
Kieran Mackey
2,271 Points

Outdated info

I feel like a lot of the info in this course is outdated. For example at the beginning of the video when trying to change the color of the background, bootstraps color system seems to have completely changed. When I go under the utility-color section in the docs everything seems to be geared towards changing the color of text. And when I go under customize-color the code with which you go about changing the color seems to be different than the code used in the video. For example the code for changing background color to "info" is now --bs-info or --bs-info-rgb, none of which is explained in the video.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Bootstrap is a "moving target" technology, which means any tutorials made about it run the risk of being incomplete or incorrect almost immediately after publishing.

So when following any Bootstrap instruction (here or elsewhere), always be sure to use the exact Bootstrap version that the tutorial was created with. Once you learn the concepts, you can catch up on syntax and feature changes when you upgrade to the latest version. The "catching up" skill you will acquire will be as useful as any specific knowledge throughout your experience as a developer.

Kieran Mackey
Kieran Mackey
2,271 Points

Ok, I've noticed as long as I follow the exact code given in the videos it still works regardless of whether or not it matches that of the updated bootstrap 5.3 version. I'll just have to adapt to the updated syntax as you said, after I've learned the overall concept.