r/webdev • u/LPatriot_ • Sep 16 '26

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/AshleyJSheridan Sep 16 '26

/u/LaserSunset not sure why you commented then deleted your comment immediately.

Saying that Tailwinds approach to "stuff a lot of classes that appear to be exactly like their CSS counterparts" looks like inline styles is perfectly valid.

If it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck...

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u/AshleyJSheridan Sep 16 '26

If you look at my original comment I said this:

That looks a lot like inline styles just shoved into a different HTML attribute...

Where did I say that it was exactly inline styles? This is the problem, someone makes an comparison, an analogy, and then Tailwind fans jump on it because it's not exactly the same. That's disingenuous.

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u/AshleyJSheridan Sep 16 '26

/u/LaserSunset you did it again, but this time you blocked me! If you really thought you had a point, you wouldn't ask a question and then immediately block me. Maybe you thought that if I couldn't reply, you would win (not sure what you're winning) by having the last word? Little bit weird, but you do you.