So, the young guy at work looked at my website on his cell phone. He said it needed to be bootstrapped.
Bootstrap?
“A loop of leather or cloth sewn at the top rear, or sometimes on each side, of a boot to facilitate pulling it on.” Dictionary.com
Huh?
I’ve heard the idiom: “Pull (oneself) up by (one’s) bootstraps, to help oneself without the aid of others; use one’s resources: I admire him for pulling himself up by his own bootstraps.” Dictionary.com
But what does bootstrap have to do with my website? Little did I know, everything! My 2012 version of janscarbrough.com was outdated. It needed to be bootstrapped!
“Bootstrap is a free and open-source front-end framework (library) for designing websites and web applications.” Wikipedia
Not to get into the details (which I don’t understand anyway), quite simply, developers can use this product to make websites easier to view on mobile devices like phones and tablets. Let’s face it, how many people own a landline phone? (Me!) Most phones are mobile, and they do more than voice communication. Our phone, for many people—especially younger people—is our lifeline. We do everything on our phones from texting to paying bills. So, it makes sense that if you want your website viewed, you must make it viewable via a mobile device.
Therefore, let me introduce you to the 2018 version of www.janscarbrough.com! It is not officially finished, but close.
What do you think?
This blog was originally posted on the Gems in the Attic blog on June 8, 2018.