> ...Tailwind is a trap for people that don't like CSS...
I can't speak on the validity of this for all devs, but for me, I really enjoy CSS and I love Tailwind too. CSS is there for an escape hatch when I need it, but then I can use the utilities for a lot of mundane styling and placement.
Tailwind can absolutely be used for boring layouts and designs but can also be used for really cool custom stuff like this Diablo 4 landing page from a few years ago[0]. People made cool stuff with Bootstrap and then a bunch of crap also got made.
Tools ebb and flow and it's up to us as devs to find what's working for us now and then get the work done. Worrying about the future before you even get started doesn't make sense imo. The reality is very few sites are being worked on continuously for more than a few years, so trying to optimize for that potential maintenance burden doesn't make sense. If your site continues to grow and it becomes painful, that likely is a good problem to have and you can address the issue when you have the team and budget to do so.
I can't speak on the validity of this for all devs, but for me, I really enjoy CSS and I love Tailwind too. CSS is there for an escape hatch when I need it, but then I can use the utilities for a lot of mundane styling and placement.
Tailwind can absolutely be used for boring layouts and designs but can also be used for really cool custom stuff like this Diablo 4 landing page from a few years ago[0]. People made cool stuff with Bootstrap and then a bunch of crap also got made.
Tools ebb and flow and it's up to us as devs to find what's working for us now and then get the work done. Worrying about the future before you even get started doesn't make sense imo. The reality is very few sites are being worked on continuously for more than a few years, so trying to optimize for that potential maintenance burden doesn't make sense. If your site continues to grow and it becomes painful, that likely is a good problem to have and you can address the issue when you have the team and budget to do so.
[0]: http://web.archive.org/web/20191222080351/https://diablo4.bl... & https://twitter.com/tailwindcss/status/1190423327590027264?s...