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CSS

Posted by Martin Coutts
Martin Coutts
18,154 Points

Flexbox Usage

Hi everyone!

Just finished learning the basics of flexbox in CSS after learning about floats and positioning and it seems much easier. My question is in the course of styling an average website should you always try and use flexbox wherever possible or is it common practice to only use it sparingly. I understand it may sound like a bit of a dumb question but I am just curious as to how other students utilise this.

Thanks

Martin

Joshua Bishop
Joshua Bishop
Courses Plus Student 8,654 Points

I would recommend using it where possible and where you feel it works best in your layout. Some browsers handle its use better then others. Most issues are with IE and older browsers, on my last google analytic check on a site I manage IE still ranks high on the list of browsers. However user percentages are dropping slowly.

check out caniuse.com for more details and some solutions for IE

http://caniuse.com/#search=flexbox

1 Answer

Martin Coutts
Martin Coutts
18,154 Points
Martin Coutts
Martin Coutts
18,154 Points

Thanks for the help man, appreciate it, I'll definitely have a read of that.