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CSS CSS Grid Layout Introducing Grid Layout Understanding Grid

Posted by Peter Huang
Peter Huang
5,427 Points

if grid can do both left / right / top bottom, why even use flex with only 1 row or column?

if grid can do both left / right / top bottom, why even use flex with only 1 row or column?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

As a developer, it's your choice. If you prefer to use grid, why not? But it's good to understand both because the flex syntax can be more compact when you don't need to do things only available in grid.