It's a great question yet here's the truth there was a proposal for layout used for tables. It wasn't included in the spec. There was a period of time where they could be used if linearized to make beautiful logical and more accessible than now. Was hacking floats better?
Replying to @mholzschlag
That’s the question to answer. If the yesterday’s tools for building websites were shown off today: Would newer developers say, “that’s much easier” or “wow, you had it much harder”
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Bert's work on CSS grid was awesome. No, there was no conspiracy, but a big confusion about what "semantics" meant and at times even whether it was a worthy goal.
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And you can't see and you can't touch a device consistently or use your voice and make sense of anything and you can't pay enough for the technology that's cool and works there's one thing I can do sit around on the phone and talk to people no thanks never liked it never will

Feb 20, 2023 · 6:35 AM UTC

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