In this episode Wes and Scott are talking all about CSS layout - how it works, things to watch out for and more!

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Show Notes

4:15

When to use position fixed/static/absolute/relative/sticky

15:18

When to use height, width, max-height, max-width, top, bottom, left, right, etc.

21:28

What about relationships between containers and their children?

27:37

What about positioning behaviors of elements like , </code>, <code><video></code>, etc.?</li> </ul> <p>30:09</p> <ul> <li>Floating and clearing</li> </ul> <p>35:55</p> <ul> <li>Flexbox, Grid and responsive design</li> </ul> <p>36:58</p> <ul> <li>Mobile-first or desktop-first?</li> </ul> <p>41:20</p> <ul> <li>Viewport units - vw, vh, vmin, vmax, etc</li> </ul> <h2><a id="Links_51" name="Links_51"></a>Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://keycode.info/">Keycode.info</a></li> </ul> <h2><a id="_SIIIIICK__PIIIICKS__54" name= "_SIIIIICK__PIIIICKS__54"></a>××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××</h2> <ul> <li>Scott: <a href="https://www.wbur.org/lastseen">Last Seen Podcast</a></li> <li>Wes: <a href="https://wesbos.com/drone-javascript/">Flying a DJI Tello Drone with React and Node.js</a></li> </ul> <h2><a id="Shameless_Plugs_59" name= "Shameless_Plugs_59"></a>Shameless Plugs</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://leveluptutorials.com/pro">Scott’s Design Systems Course</a></li> <li><a href="https://wesbos.com/courses">Wes’ Courses</a></li> </ul> <h2><a id="Tweet_us_your_tasty_treats_64" name= "Tweet_us_your_tasty_treats_64"></a>Tweet us your tasty treats!</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/">Scott’s Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/LevelUpTutorials/">LevelUpTutorials Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/">Wes’ Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/wesbos">Wes’ Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wesbos.developer">Wes’ Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/stolinski">Scott’s Twitter</a></li> <li>Make sure to include <a href= "https://twitter.com/SyntaxFM">@SyntaxFM</a> in your tweets</li> </ul>

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