What's the point of gutters in CSS grid frameworks?

Question

I\'m diving into web development and I\'m playing with the Blueprint CSS framework, which includes a grid system, and I have a few questions.

1. What\'s the point of

Answer 1

Gutters have absolutely nothing to do with CSS per se. They're a design concept from print publishing -- they're meant to provide whitespace between columns, making the content easier to read.

Columns without gutters are very easy to calculate. Just set the same width in pixels to each column.