I'm conflicted about this. On the one hand I can certainly agree that CSS tends to cause as many problems as it solves, at least where it affects my everyday work building web applications. But I can't say with confidence that this is an inherent flaw in the language, and not just the consequence of having to rely on the one CSS expert in the department, or my own limited knowledge of CSS and web UX/UI when he is not available.
I will say (with confidence) that using Bootstrap has been a great experience, and I can't imagine going back to plain CSS layouts without it.
>But I can't say with confidence that this is an inherent flaw in the language, and not just the consequence of having to rely on the one CSS expert in the department, or my own limited knowledge of CSS and web UX/UI when he is not available.
Well, after 15 years of working with CSS, I can tell you that no, it's not a result of your limited knowledge. CSS does suck as a layout language. Flexboxes at least solves this somewhat (at least when they become widely available).
I'm conflicted about this. On the one hand I can certainly agree that CSS tends to cause as many problems as it solves, at least where it affects my everyday work building web applications. But I can't say with confidence that this is an inherent flaw in the language, and not just the consequence of having to rely on the one CSS expert in the department, or my own limited knowledge of CSS and web UX/UI when he is not available.
I will say (with confidence) that using Bootstrap has been a great experience, and I can't imagine going back to plain CSS layouts without it.