Joël strikes up a dialogue with fellow thoughtboter Elaina Natario about the various use cases of modals.

Together they discuss their pros and cons, the dos and don’ts, their functionality and accessibility to the end user as well as the subtle differences you'll notice when compared to dialogs.

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