float:left; vs display:inline; vs display:inline-block; vs display:table-cell;

Question

My Question(s)

1. Are any of these methods preferred by a professional web designer?

2. Are any of these methods prefereed by a web browser when

Answer 1

I prefer inline-block, but float are still useful way to put together HTML elemenets, specially when we have elements which one should stick to the left and one to the right, float working better with writing less lines, while inline-block working well in many other cases.