We can add more features to our websites and have more tools and technologies at our disposal than ever before. The downside, however, is that our choices can significantly slow down our sites, much to the frustration of customers.

I find working with the grid helpful. The grid helps to maintain consistency across the different layouts and make faster design decisions. Grids give more precise control over alignments and layout on different screen sizes.

I sometimes have a third reason to use CSS grid: prevent layout shifts. I tried to find a fancy acronym for this technique but all I got was ALSGST: "Anti Layout Shift Grid Stacking Technique".