The problem with mobile-first CSS

👉 I’ve started a second channel @GeneralMusings for my podcast! You can check out the channel if you prefer YouTube, or https://kevinpowell.co/podcast if you prefer it in podcast form. Mobile-first is generally accepted as a best practice when it comes to writing CSS, but sometimes it isn’t the best approach. It’s nice to have a black-and-white answer, but like most things, the best solution is often a more nuanced one, so in this video I look at a time I like to use a max-width media query and also talk about when we can do away with media queries all together as well. 🔗 Links ✅ My podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@GeneralMusings ✅ My podcast in podcast form: https://kevinpowell.co/podcast ✅ The video where I made the grid with media queries: https://youtu.be/rg7Fvvl3taU ✅ 5 intrinsic layouts (includes the grid auto-fit one): https://youtu.be/p3_xN2Zp1TY ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:38 - Why mobile-first often is a good approach 02:00 - The path of least resistance 06:05 - Comparing the min- and max-width versions for the navigation 07:50 - Do you even need a media query? 09:20 - Podcast 09:50 - Another example of an intrinsic layout 11:20 - When we need to use media queries #css -- Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community 💬 https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Keep up to date with everything I'm up to ✉ https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter Come hang out with me live every Monday on Twitch! 📺 https://www.twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell --- My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/ --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel, make sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/ Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell --- And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!