Fat Zebra settled on Tailwind CSS for its frontend development after finding Bulma too lightweight and Bootstrap too heavy for its needs. Tailwind offers a balance of features, great documentation, and a preprocessor to optimize file size.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024Tailwind CSS has some lesser-known features that can make developing web UIs easier. This article goes over a couple of them, such as using gap-* to add space between elements, accent-* utilities to change the color of checkboxes/radio buttons, and peer-* modifiers to style elements based on the state of sibling elements.
Headless UI is a collection of unstyled UI components for React and Vue that integrate easily with Tailwind CSS. Headless UI v2.0 introduces new features like built-in anchor positioning, a checkbox component, and improved accessibility for faster UI development.
Reddit users debate whether Tailwind is too redundant or not. Some people find the class names to be repetitive and difficult to maintain. Others find Tailwind CSS to be helpful and time-saving.