During the preliminary stages of utilizing Semantic UI, there were several occasions where I wanted to throw my computer across the room. This is because I thoroughly enjoy the freedom to do as I please. It’s somewhat similar to determining which operating system to run. I prefer controlling every aspect of a webpage, like a Linux user, as opposed to having presets to use, like a Windows user. However, I’ve come to grow fond of Semantic UI, as it does simplify, the otherwise complex to read, code of a webpage.
After day two using this framework, I’ve found that the ui container class was execptionally helpful. It eliminated the need to create margins/padding and kept everything neat, regardless of what device you opened the webpage on. It also properly formatted segments of the webpage into rows/columns, whilst fluidly placing images between portions of headers or menus. The ease it brought about truly compensated for the aforementioned frustration I exeprienced.
I will admit, the first day of using this framework was relatively stressful. A lot of the functions didn’t work as I expected and it took a decent amount of time to figure out how to use each one. Although I did want to give up and return to the safety net, that is raw html code, I realize how important frameworks are. Without them, we don’t have a formal basis for creating webpages nor is it as easy to learn and implement.