# Solved by Flexbox

DevFeed: [Solved by Flexbox](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/solved-by-flexbox-29524.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://philipwalton.com/articles/solved-by-flexbox/>)

Published: 2013-10-04T05:59:16Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Philip Walton](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/philip-walton.md>)

Topics: [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>)

Tags: [chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chrome.md>), [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [flexbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flexbox.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [safari](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safari.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces the Solved by Flexbox project and explains how the newer Flexbox specification provides a practical CSS solution for layout problems that previously required JavaScript or complex hacks. It notes that the updated specification was becoming available across major browsers, following earlier browser-support and syntax limitations.

## Source excerpt

The first version of philipwalton.com was built using Flexbox way back in 2010 when the syntax was display:box. It only worked in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox and was pretty buggy, but it worked and was a million times better than any existing layout method.