Fixed-Width vs. Responsive, Connect Four vs. Twister

Fixed-width design isn’t going away, because it’s easy. It’s like playing the game Connect Four versus playing Twister. One is simple and straightforward, the other multivariate, so much so that you can’t really formulate a one-size-fits-all strategy. Which isn’t to say people shouldn’t endeavor to do responsive sites, just that they can’t expect the heavy lifting to be done for them.

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