Comment by jrapdx3

> Bootstrap is simply the new look of that old table-based 90's web design ...

That's an interesting thought, probably not far from the idea I've had that the ubiquitous "modern" sites will all look dated in a year or two. Fashion is so fickle.

But the real issue is how information sparse and resource intensive these template-driven sites are. The spare craigslist site is arguably quite suited to its purpose, and compact enough that visitors aren't required to navigate far and wide to find what they're looking for.

Can't disagree with the many comments here that designing an attractive and functional website is very hard, but personally I'd rather see a "plain" but useful site vs. a pointlessly overdecorated "landing page" that tells little about the product or service I went to the site to find.

Like any other task or project, quality and effectiveness of the website results reflect the thought and effort put in to it. Kind of weird quoting Spinoza in this context, but this thought of his seems to fit: "All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare."