CSS frameworks

A CSS framework, also known as a web design framework is a pre-prepared library that is meant to allow for easier, more standards-compliant styling of a webpage using the Cascading Style Sheets language. Just like programming and scripting language libraries, CSS frameworks (usually packaged as external .css sheets inserted into the header) package a number of ready-made options for designing and outlaying a webpage.

Advantages

• Ease of designing tableless webpages.
• Decreases page development time.
• Facilitate code generators and visual editors.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility.
• Reduction of the usage of tables in web design.

Criticism

• Lack of flexibility outside the limitations of the framework
• Bloated source code
• Additional HTTP requests for multiple files
• Lack of substantial additional features beyond what is already available with CSS

See also

• Tableless web design

Common CSS Frameworks

• Blueprint (CSS framework) - Blueprint CSS framework
• YAML (CSS framework) - YAML CSS framework

External links

• Frameworks for Designers by A List Apart