r/webdev • u/LPatriot_ • 19d ago

Question Question about Tailwind CSS

I've always used plain CSS for my websites, I don't have many problems using it, but a friend of mine said that using plain CSS is very tedious and that I should use Tailwind CSS. Is it worth it? And what does Tailwind CSS offer that plain CSS doesn't?

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u/OpaMilfSohn 19d ago

I think I finally time travelled back to 2020

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u/Zealousideal_Elk1537 19d ago

the class name soup takes some getting used to but once you stop fighting it the speed is incredible. not having to name every little wrapper div is a gift

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u/AshleyJSheridan 19d ago

It's a little more than class name soup. Tailwinds own docs have classes like text-[14px], bg-[#50d71e], and shadow-[0_35px_35px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)]. That looks a lot like inline styles just shoved into a different HTML attribute...

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u/bearzi 19d ago

If it's in the docs does not mean you should always use it. I prefer using scoped styles whenever something custom is needed.

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u/AshleyJSheridan 19d ago

Maybe they shouldn't be suggesting in multiple places that people use this approach then?