51 | Flexing with Flexbox and Grid
In this episode, Amy and James decode Flexbox and CSS Grid. How do you use them? and when do you reach for one over the other?
In this episode, Amy and James decode Flexbox and CSS Grid. How do you use them? and when do you reach for one over the other?
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Show Notes
- 0:00 Introduction
- 8:19 When do you start adopting new CSS Properties into Your Workflow
- 10:25 History of Grids
- 12:50 Floats in the Olden Days
- 16:32 Sponsor: Vercel
- 17:39 Problems Flexbox and Grid Solve
- 18:45 The Difference Between Flexbox and Grid
- 21:19 How well do you know all the properties?
- 24:49 Sponsor: DatoCMS
- 25:42 Using Flexbox
- 30:46 Sponsor: ZEAL
- 31:39 Favorite Parts about Flexbox
- 32:42 flex-wrap
- 34:23 flex-grow
- 35:11 flex-shrink
- 36:06 order
- 38:33 CSS Grid
- 39:58 12 Column Grid
- 45:25 Grid Template Areas
- 47:01 Displaying Tabular Data
- 48:48 Grab Bag Questions
- 49:01 Question #1: What do you think about using grid and flexbox together?
- 49:49 Question #2: When do you reach for CSS Grid and when do you reach for Flexbox?
- 50:25 Question #3: Why should he learn Grid if he already knows Flexbox?
- 51:58 Picks and Plugs
- 52:11 James's Pick: Charcoal Pillow from Costco
- 53:15 James's Plug: James Q Quick on TikTok
- 53:40 Amy's Picks: Drink Holder for Luggage
- 54:11 Amy's Plug: EverythingSvelte.com