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Ask HN: How to build the simplest of websites that works on all mobile sizes?

2 points by andrewstuart ↗ HN
I want to build a very simple web app with only one or two simple forms, but I dread the task of trying to make it look readable on the vast array of mobile devices and screen resolutions.

Is there any solution to this? Is there any front end framework that specifically makes it easy to build something that looks OK on most mobile devices/resolutions.

I use bootstrap 4 but that's not really a complete answer is it?

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sethc2
That’s a good question. Combining bootstrap with create react app is probably the quickest way I would think about doing it, so I’d like to see what other people think too.

I’m curious if flutter2 has good support for building responsive designs. Anyone reading this know?

andrewstuart
Even with bootstrap my understanding is that the entire task lies ahead of me.

I wish I could make a form and it have a fighting chance of working on most displays, without me manually having to do the task of making it all responsive for every device - as task that I don't even really know exactly how to do anyway.

sedocmiv
Could adding a google form to the site work for you? It's fairly straight forward to trigger JS script to onSubmit form action plus the sheet doubles as a database.