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  • Stand-up:
    • Joel has converted current TSSG.Tech into Bootstrap (hosted locally on his system)
      • Demo later in meeting
    • Ken: nothing new, following along with the email threads
    • Paul: working on Docker for Windows stuff, hope to have something to show group soon
    • Tyler: nothing new for web project at this time
    • Jim: is having internet problems.
      • Reminder: can NOT send to Google Group unless logged in as the account that is registered with the group
    • Lora said they will be running late
  • Joel shared a website that reviews 10 popular Android emulators for Windows
  • Joel's demo of Bootstrap:
    • Starting point: copy current TSSG.Tech with Bootstrap
    • Only has a few pages converted so far, no style sheets yet
    • Joel has questions for group
    • Currently no nav bar, which is what bootstrap uses for navigation
    • Testimonials will become "Reviews of TSSG on Meetup.com"
    • In Bootstrap, main information below the header is the Jumbotron
    • Paul reminded the group that the Laravel effort used Bootstrap
      • Ralph had hosted this project when it was done back in 2017
    • Question on why Lora chose to present all the groups the way she currently has them on TSSG.Tech
    • Should we keep the buttons on the bottom or have a nav bar on the top as is typical for a bootstrap site?
    • Need to keep in mind with these discussions that we are currently working on the MVP site that will be public facing while we do the big site redesign.
      • Need to separate what is for MVP and what is for the final project release
    • The bootstrap demo opens new pages in the same tab
    • Need to test using phones and tablets
      • has been tested on PC browser
  • Ralph pointed the team to a wire frame tool called Pencil at https://pencil.evolus.vn/
  • Has the team decided that we will go with Bootstrap?
    • Is our site too simple to use Bootstrap on it?
      • Would it be easier to stick with using HTML and CSS?
      • Would CSS Grid and/or Flexbox be better for doing responsive design?
    • How easy will it be for someone new on the team to maintain and update the web site once the current developers leave?
    • Can NOT depend on all this information being stored in Confluence
    • 4 yes to use bootstrap, 
  • Ralph wants to form a project to update the TSSG infrastructure so that if his Confluence site suddenly goes away, we will not lose valuable information
    • Longevity Project
    • Bring this up at Wednesday meeting as this is TSSG overall, not just Web Team
  • CSS3 is NOT supported by all browsers
    • It is being updated faster than browsers are being updated to support it