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Re:The Anti-Hero of CSS Layout – “display:table” (2014) by toxican on Saturday February 11, 2017 @12:06PM (#13623458)
In terms of results, responsiveness, and flexibility, doing it with a div (or some other block-level element) and flexbox is the best way to do it. In terms of standards and tabular data, doing it with a table is probably more correct, but I think the benefits of flexbox outweighs any concerns about that.
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Re:The Anti-Hero of CSS Layout – “display:table” (2014) by SippinLean on Saturday February 11, 2017 @12:36PM (#13623642)
>In terms of standards and tabular data, doing it with a table is probably more correct

I haven't tested it, but I assume you could fake the semantic part of a "CSS table" with something like `role=grid`

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Re:The Anti-Hero of CSS Layout – “display:table” (2014) by olavk on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:54AM (#13634627)
Yeah but why not just use HTML tables? It simpler and easier and more correct.
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Re:The Anti-Hero of CSS Layout – “display:table” (2014) by spdustin on Monday February 13, 2017 @12:35PM (#13637078)
Because HTML table elements are treated differently by assistive technologies.
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