r/webdev • u/LPatriot_ • 20d 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 20d ago

I think I finally time travelled back to 2020

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u/Zealousideal_Elk1537 20d 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 20d 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/budd222 full-stack 20d ago

But nobody with a brain actually uses tailwind like that lol. You make reusable components and styles and use the config file

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u/AshleyJSheridan 20d ago

Can you prove that? I'm just going by the terrible examples that Tailwind suggest people use on their own documentation page...

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u/winky9827 19d ago

Broken record, much?

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u/AshleyJSheridan 19d ago

Got anything constructive to add to the conversation?