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Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
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Re: Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
#2None in my opinion. Introduces bloat in both the css and html. The BEM pattern is far superior.
Re: Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
#3If you are extremely disciplined when it comes to your custom css, sure its better.
But like any framework or library, tailwind lets other people jump in quickly and be productive because its a standard. Though i may be biased because i love using tailwind
Re: Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
#4Would implementing the utility first approach of Tailwind in Sass be better i.e. a Sass interpretation of their @apply directive? Packing a bunch of class names into HTML doesn't seem like a great developer experience.
Re: Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
#5If you are extremely disciplined when it comes to your custom css, sure its better. But like any framework or library, tailwind lets other people jump in quickly and be productive because its a standard. Though i may be biased because i love using tailwind
I understand that you can start creating faster using their utilities, but as a UI library creator, I have to write more complex styles and can't do this with Tailwind.
Re: Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
#6When you use a framework like SvelteKit, I don't even see the point.
Re: Ask HN: What are the benefits of using Tailwind if you know CSS/SASS well?
#7You can add it to your CV. Other than that, there is no benefit.