Re:Why Tailwind CSS Won
by ghc on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @10:41AM
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> I believe both React and Vue have the capability to scope your CSS along with the components.
While that's true, it also means you need to propagate all of your exceptions for support of old browsers. And you still need a ton of global styles so your application can be re-themed or white-labeled according to your customer specifications. And god forbid someone applies a color directly in a component and you have to grep the codebase looking for the errant code.
After 5 years of tailwind on several complex applications, I can say that it's been easier to maintain, especially as engineers come and go, than any of the applications I worked on before. Frankly, every company I've ever worked for wound up with something like their own bespoke tailwind anyway, but instead of having it well-documented, every new hire had to learn whatever naming system whoever wrote the global design styles decided on.
While that's true, it also means you need to propagate all of your exceptions for support of old browsers. And you still need a ton of global styles so your application can be re-themed or white-labeled according to your customer specifications. And god forbid someone applies a color directly in a component and you have to grep the codebase looking for the errant code.
After 5 years of tailwind on several complex applications, I can say that it's been easier to maintain, especially as engineers come and go, than any of the applications I worked on before. Frankly, every company I've ever worked for wound up with something like their own bespoke tailwind anyway, but instead of having it well-documented, every new hire had to learn whatever naming system whoever wrote the global design styles decided on.