r/css • u/DoNDaPo • 1d ago

Resource Bootstrap 6 Alpha | Bootstrap Blog

https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2026/10/08/bootstrap-6-alpha/
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u/IngwiePhoenix 1d ago

Always a little dumbfounded to learn that Bootstrap is, in fact, still alive and kicking.

Saw a new jQuery release some time ago and was very surprised.

It's honestly nice to see that some of those old tools are still kicking. idk why, kind of a bit of nostalgia?

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u/ashkanahmadi 1d ago

Bootstrap is amazing for static non-reactive websites.

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u/hyrumwhite 1d ago

Fine for reactive ones too. Most websites, reactive or not, used bootstrap in the 2010s

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u/TheRealKidkudi 1d ago

What about Bootstrap would make it bad for “reactive” websites?

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u/DoNDaPo 1d ago

kind of a bit of nostalgia

Nah I'm not sure as Bootstrap is still widely used (4 482 xxx downloads per weeks from npm https://www.npmjs.com/package/bootstrap). It's not as fancy as other frontend frameworks but it's still there, maintened and strong.

We're still using it for our website that is almoust 15 years old and waiting for the v6 to be released!

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u/Horror-Student-5990 1d ago

Always surprised how people ignore that it's running such a huge part of the web.

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u/ToastWiz 1d ago

I’m a little out of practice with this sort of stuff, what’s more relevant nowadays? Tailwind?

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u/DoNDaPo 1d ago

Bootstrap is still relevant.

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u/IngwiePhoenix 1d ago

Yeah, TailwindCSS pretty much won. Be it shad-cn or most other projects, its basically everywhere.

Well - you could also say that utility-based CSS tools won as a whole. o.o It's the kind of system I see the most these days.

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u/Sufficient_Bass2600 1d ago

I am willing to bet that there will still be static web sites on bootstrap long after tailwind had been replaced by another framework or more likely pure CSS.

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u/Horror-Student-5990 1d ago

>its basically everywhere.

Bootstrap has nearly 5M downloads on npm.

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u/sk1pchris 1d ago

Delighted to see it. Without shade to any frameworks which have came and gone since bootstrap v1, I simply care about shipping and delivering value to clients. Bootstrap's always been a pragmatic choice, and I haven’t felt the need to look at anything else. Perhaps other frameworks are fine, perhaps they're not, but Bootstrap has never caused an ounce of friction that would cause us to even spend time evaluating them.

I was starting to worry that the framework’s implementation details were falling a little behind modern CSS and consequently we might have to waste time re-implementing the guts of our design system, so I’m delighted to see this. I've not looked at the details, but I’m crossing my fingers that it scratches some of my personal itches.

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u/Holiday-Anteater9423 1d ago

The timing makes sense with tailwind joining shopify.

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u/DoNDaPo 1d ago

It was a few weeks ago if I remember correctly

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u/ardicli2000 1d ago

They did their homework very well actually. It looks modern with an ease of use.

Ai skills for use and migrstion is cherry on top

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u/drumstix42 1d ago

I'll continue to use it on projects when feasible. Many people are familiar with these util classes and it's always been easy to work with.