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vamosrope14
14,932 PointsWhy do I only create two media queries, as opposed to adding a separate one for mobile devices?
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1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there, Amandeep Pasricha ! The "mobile first" approach may seem a little counter-intuitive at first because we do development on computers, right? As late as around 2010 most web browsing was still done on desktops (though I need a more credible source on that). Today over 75% of web browsing happens on mobile devices. What this means is that we used to always assume that the CSS would be displayed on a desktop by default. Today, we assume that it will be displayed on a mobile device by default.
This means that your base CSS should be designed for a mobile phone while your media queries should handle the outliers which in this day and age, are tablets and desktops
Hope this helps!
vamosrope14
14,932 Pointsvamosrope14
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerJamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerYes that is correct Amandeep Pasricha.
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherJennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherAmandeep Pasricha Yup! Sorry. Just got the notification of your response. It's assumed that the main portion of your CSS is designed for mobile