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Actually, the docs says it's perfectly fine to use @apply for highly reusable components like buttons and form controls: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/reusing-styles#avoiding-prematu...
Did you continue reading? > even then only if you’re not using a framework like React where a component would be a better choice.
Yes I did. You seem to assume everyone is using a "framework like React". I am not.