> I also wonder why people aren't crying out for decent layout management for the web
They have been, and that's why today there are things like flexbox[0] and grid layout[1]. It just took a long time for the browser vendors/standards bodies to be convinced and then spec these things out to work within the confines of the existing layout models.
They have been, and that's why today there are things like flexbox[0] and grid layout[1]. It just took a long time for the browser vendors/standards bodies to be convinced and then spec these things out to work within the confines of the existing layout models.
[0]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Flexibl...
[1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_La...