Great article about an excellent addition to CSS! I would add that this doesn't replace the functionality provided by flexbox as that is still a better solution in some cases. A dynamic length list of cards is one example that comes to mind.
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Oh, definitely, Flexbox has plenty of advantages on many circumstances. I didn't mean for this article to be a proper intro to Grid, so I didn't bother with the usual "when to use it" discussion.
Actually though, regarding your example with cards, depending on what the cards look like I might still use Grid in order to keep the elements of the cards inline with each other, keep them the same height and all that. I'm actually currently working on a post about just that topic right now, and how display: contents and the upcoming subgrid addition factor into that kind of a layout.
Full-time web dev; JS lover since 2002; CSS fanatic. #CSSIsAwesome
I try to stay up with new web platform features. Web feature you don't understand? Tell me! I'll write an article!
He/him
Great article about an excellent addition to CSS! I would add that this doesn't replace the functionality provided by flexbox as that is still a better solution in some cases. A dynamic length list of cards is one example that comes to mind.
Oh, definitely, Flexbox has plenty of advantages on many circumstances. I didn't mean for this article to be a proper intro to Grid, so I didn't bother with the usual "when to use it" discussion.
Actually though, regarding your example with cards, depending on what the cards look like I might still use Grid in order to keep the elements of the cards inline with each other, keep them the same height and all that. I'm actually currently working on a post about just that topic right now, and how
display: contentsand the upcoming subgrid addition factor into that kind of a layout.Can't wait!
ICYMI, I published it yesterday! dev.to/kenbellows/why-we-need-css-...