alt Hacker NewsAs a 26+ year frontender, years ago I was against it on so many levels. Until I tried it.
Never looked back. Also, inheriting projects with someone else’s code is fine. Just a quick look at the central config and you’re good to go.
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jonwinstanley • today at 10:06 AM
Totally agree. It does break the rules, but it feels so much faster than defining class names.
On simple projects I usually @apply tailwind styles to standard elements like headings, block quote, aside, nav etc. Then just use semantic html.
Looks good and takes so little effort.
mexicocitinluez • today at 12:28 PM
I felt the same way with JSX. Started using it and don't want to look back. Same with Tailwind.
ejoebstl • today at 8:46 AM
100% this. It looks terrible until you try it and it starts making so much sense.
Also works great with agent assisted development.
Tailwind looks bad on "paper". It violates a lot of "best practices". It is ugly. Yet in reality it works. It gets the job done. It is fast to work with.
Constraints are known to enhance creativity.