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One page using querystring or many folders and pages?

I have an application where I have the ‘core’ code in one folder for which there is a virtual directory in the root, such that I can include any core files using /myApp/core/bla.asp. I then have two folders outside of this with a default.asp which currently use the querystring to define what page should be displayed. One page is for general users, the other will only be accessible to users who have permission to manage users / usergroups / permissions. The core code checks the querystring and then checks the permissions for that user. An example of this as it is now is default.asp?action=view&viewtype=list&objectid=server. I am not worried about SEO as this is an internal app and uses Windows Auth.

What is the best practice for website design and markup now that mobile browsers are common?

Back in 2008, smartphones were a small market and it was commonplace for sites to be designed for a fixed width – say, 900px or 960px – with the page centered if the browser window was larger. Many designers said fluid width was better, but since user screens typically varied between 1024×768 and 1920×1080, fluid width allowed longer line length than is optimal for ease of reading, and so many sites (including Stack Exchange) use fixed width.