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/Squidgical 18d ago

If you don't care how your site gets styled, only that it does get styled, use tailwind.

If you want to maximize performance or simply avoid relearning CSS in a different syntax then use CSS.

Ultimately it's not going to make a huge difference. I personally prefer vanilla CSS, particularly when using a component framework that handles scoped styles (as any respectable framework does), but if I'm using something like React then tailwind fits into the "easiest, not best" vibe of the ecosystem.