flexbox vs tables, why do we need flexbox?

Question

Can anyone please enlighten me on how the new Flexbox layout model is any better than current tables way? (display:table and all those are includedin my

Answer 1

The Flexbox model is more powerful than display table. Flexbox supports layouts for right to left languages for example. And yes indeed, flexbox is a bit complex and that's an entry barrier. Float and clearfix layouts are a (clever) hack, somehow in the same way table layouts are a hack, flexbox is meant for layout.

The browser support is getting better lately, some say we should use it now. Bootstrap 3 does however not make use of flexbox, but i can imagine that the next version will.