The dicochomy of grid

About this episode

Kevin Powell discusses the complexities and simplifications of CSS Grid and subgrid.

In this episode I dive into why I think it’s best to simplify Grid as much as possible, but how that can be a bit at odds with some of the ways I use it, as well as the inherit complexities that subgrid adds to the mix. 🔗 Links The New CSS Toolkit: https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/css-toolkit-kevin-powell/ The named grid lines to replace containers/wrappers: https://youtu.be/c13gpBrnGEw CSS Demystified: https://cssdemystified.com/ Stripe’s developer site: https://stripe.dev/

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Powell

Topics covered

• CSS Grid
• subgrid
• web development
• simplification
• complexity

Keywords

• CSS
• Grid
• subgrid
• web design
• development
• simplification
• complexity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stripe, CSS Demystified, Smashing Conference

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