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>Flexbox is great compared to what came before...but have you tried teaching it to someone new

Yes, and it's way easier than trying to explain floating and clearing to someone who doesn't know the box model. Compared to what came before, it actually makes logical sense.



That's my point though: Being way better and logical than what came before is NOT the same as being a good solution. The Article here is talking about how the UI experience is lagging behind the coding improvements. The poster a few posts above pointed out that CSS has indeed made progress. And my argument is that both statements can be true: CSS is much improved, but still sucks.


> Yes, and it's way easier than trying to explain floating and clearing to someone who doesn't know the box model.

That’s as hard as explaining arithmetic to someone who can’t read the numbers. The solution is the same: teach that first. The box model is not really complicated.




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