The role of grid systems in component-based front-end builds

An exploration of how CSS grid systems fit into component-based front-end development. The author argues that for large organisations, adopting a single shared grid system across projects promotes consistency and cleanly separates component code from layout concerns. Grid systems define widths externally, keeping components width-agnostic and reusable. The post also notes the trade-off between the complexity and file size of full grid systems versus simpler ad-hoc column rules, and acknowledges that CSS Grid Layout may eventually make such systems obsolete.