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5 reasons why Foundation is better than Twitter Bootstrap

I’ve all heard of Twitter Bootstrap and how popular it is as a website design tool. While Bootstrap is fast, fun and friendly, it does present some problems for web designers. There’s a slightly less well known framework out there called Foundation which might just be a better tool for building websites. In this Foundation series we’re going to explore Foundation, a Bootstrap alternative. We will look at the features which make it so awesome, why it’s better than Bootstrap and some of the flaws which prevent it from taking over the web design world. By the way if you are still on the fence after this article, be sure to check out our flowchart to help you decide which framework is right for your project. Let’s kick it off on a positive note with some of the areas where Foundation has the upper hand… 1. It’s built with Sass! …and it comes with a big shiny Compass gem. This was the biggest drawcard for me. I love using Compass as it takes care of a lot of cross-browser styl