Make Bootstrap optional? about jumpstart HOT 10 CLOSED

@nickisnoble I've been wanting to move it to Tailwind CSS instead, but there's almost certainly going to be some sort of css library required for this otherwise you can provide html templates that look any good by default.

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I vote for tailwind also 😄

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+1 Tailwind would be awesome!

Bootstrap just looks super specific, and I find myself using it less and less. I get that not having styles ready to roll would make the package feel incomplete though

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@excid3 we could extract some utility patterns using @apply the tailwindcss way, to provide some nice defaults for forms, navbar etc?

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We definitely can replicate the Bootstrap classes in Tailwind to make the transition easier.

I've also been building a small set of Stimulus controllers to replicate the JS functionality of Bootstrap: tabs, modals, dropdowns, etc. Those would be required before we could make the switch I think.

I should get those published on Github soon.

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Oh shoot! I forgot about JS. Stimulus sounds great, that's something I've been wanting to play around with myself

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I'm kind of ambivalent about Stimulus.js when something like Mithril.js is half the size and I find it easier to work with, minimal DSL, components-based, and tiny & fast.

The only downside is the lack of DOM/progressive enhancement support that Stimulus.js or Vue.js have. Riot.js might be an interesting alternative since it's kind of like vue.js w/ the template stuff but also tiny.

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StimulusJS + TailwindCSS would be an awesome combo - especially like @jespr said, using some @apply for a few defaults.

Need a hand on this?

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I've had pretty good luck with an AlpineJS/Tailwind combo. Just another option to throw out there.

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This is probably gonna stick with Bootstrap for the time being. There aren't too many views to port over to Tailwind or your CSS framework of choice. We can reopen or start a PR if someone feels really strong about it.

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