The problem with mobile-first CSS

Veröffentlicht am: 24 Oktober 2023
auf dem Kanal: Kevin Powell
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Mobile-first is generally accepted as a best practice when it comes to writing CSS, but sometimes it isn’t the best approach. It’s nice to have a black-and-white answer, but like most things, the best solution is often a more nuanced one, so in this video I look at a time I like to use a max-width media query and also talk about when we can do away with media queries all together as well.

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✅ 5 intrinsic layouts (includes the grid auto-fit one):    • Useful & Responsive Layouts, no Media...  

⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - Why mobile-first often is a good approach
02:00 - The path of least resistance
06:05 - Comparing the min- and max-width versions for the navigation
07:50 - Do you even need a media query?
09:20 - Podcast
09:50 - Another example of an intrinsic layout
11:20 - When we need to use media queries

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