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An increasing number of first-time mobile app developers are also first-time developers. This makes sense if you think about it; mobile is the hot new platform and the barrier to entry is a lot lower for mobile devices.

Mashable has called 2013 the year of responsive design and with the mobile internet usage to be taking off, their prediction is probably correct. But what is a responsive design? A change in the design CSS code allows it to be view able at a desktop/laptop, mobile and tablet devices. You do not need a mobile site anymore; all you need is a responsive website design.

Do you use any tools to test your web projects? If not here is why you should start doing so. Below are listed only a few stats and reasons for that: if your website is not responsive and not optimized for mobile your bounce rate on such device will be extremely high. 40 percent of visitors will go to a competitor's site after a bad mobile experience (Source: Compuware, 2012). Users don't want to wait for content to load for more than 2 seconds. 40% will abandon a web page if it takes more than three seconds to load. (Source: Akamai). 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience (Source: Equation Research).

Do you use any tools to test your web projects? If not here is why you should start doing so. Below are listed only a few stats and reasons for that: if your website is not responsive and not optimized for mobile your bounce rate on such device will be extremely high. 40 percent of visitors will go to a competitor's site after a bad mobile experience (Source: Compuware, 2012). users don't want to wait for content to load for more than 2 seconds. 40% will abandon a web page if it takes more than three seconds to load. (Source: Akamai). 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience (Source: Equation Research).

The 960 Grid systems are the way to develop a faster websites. At the mean time, developing websites should support mobile browsers while mobile usage is increasing. So, supporting all screen sizes called: Responsive web.

How will "What You See is What You Get" work when what you get, changes depending on how you choose to see it? Three years ago, the concept of responsive layout was simply an exciting new design option. Now into the mainstream, it's throwing up more than a few problems for us web developers. With mobile and tablet usage on the rise, and the likes of Microsoft and Guardian redesigning their sites to reach this growing market, it's not surprising that responsive design is now a high priority for clients.

CSS frameworks have gone responsive, squeezing content into a spectrum of desktop and mobile browsers with varying degrees of success. While any CSS solution for layout is preferable to nested tables, no single solution fits every website. But that hasn't stopped them from trying.

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