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Tyson Matanich is the lead developer on the Microsoft.com home page. His writings reflect his own opinions and don’t necessarily represent Microsoft’s. He focusses on frontend Web development but will do what’s necessary to get the job done. You can follow him on Twitter or read his blog.

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Media Queries Are Not The Answer: Element Query Polyfill

Extensive use of media queries is not a viable long-term solution. Media queries do not allow for reusable modules that adapt based on their containers’ size. Responsive Web design has inspired us to think beyond device classifications and to use media queries to adapt a layout to the browser’s viewport size. But this deviates from the hierarchical structure of CSS and characterizes elements relative to the viewport, instead of to their container. Read more…