CSS Layout

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In this episode Wes and Scott are talking all about CSS layout - how it works, things to watch out for and more!

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Show Notes

4:15

• When to use position fixed/static/absolute/relative/sticky

15:18

• When to use height, width, max-height, max-width, top, bottom, left, right, etc.

21:28

• What about relationships between containers and their children?

27:37

• What about positioning behaviors of elements like , , , etc.?

30:09

• Floating and clearing

35:55

• Flexbox, Grid and responsive design

36:58

• Mobile-first or desktop-first?

41:20

• Viewport units - vw, vh, vmin, vmax, etc

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