The latest articles on DEV Community by Muhammad Sani Haruna (@muhammadcodes). https://dev.to/muhammadcodes https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F681606%2Fb2f44c75-801b-45fd-b4a3-40446e226d2b.jpg https://dev.to/muhammadcodes en Muhammad Sani Haruna Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:23:14 +0000 https://dev.to/muhammadcodes/css-or-framework-4ap8 https://dev.to/muhammadcodes/css-or-framework-4ap8 <p>I was once in this dilemma and it was crazy but after some research, I figured it out which is the main reason I'm writing this guide to help others in this similar situation.</p> <p>First of all CSS is an entity on its own, and any CSS framework is built upon it as a subordinate, that is, it's depending on it(CSS) to function. It's like a root and branch relationship.</p> <p>Vanilla CSS gives you full control of your styling without restrictions, while framework only gives you components to work with.</p> <p>You might be importing a lot of codebases you don't need when using a framework which will bloat your pages and slow down your website, while vanilla CSS is minimalistic to the core, you only create styles that you'll use. </p> <p>Most frame-work styled pages look the same, meaning they can't be customized as most of the components styling are similar, hence giving a site an ordinary feel, while vanilla CSS gives you the freedom to customize your elements however you want. </p> <p>Learning vanilla CSS is the best way to learn CSS for absolute beginners, you'll understand how frame-works, understand the styling underneath the styling components, and you can pick it up quickly, if you know CSS, you can learn bootstrap or any CSS framework in an evening.</p> <p>Well, after you learn CSS, frameworks can come in handy and it can also save you the stress of styling from scratch especially if you just want to make a quick UI without any fancy stuff.</p> javascript css html