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Discussion on: Is the Tailwind approach a big step forward for CSS or just-yet-another-thing?

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Daniel Schulz

I think Tailwind has its place in very large, complicated web projects. You don't have to worry about the size and scalability of your stylesheet ever again.

However, it's not without drawbacks
The first is the added complexity. Tailwind isn't usable without Purging. You have to have a proper setup for your tailwind config, postcss, purge, and whetever your need in between. Setting up takes time and requires maintenance, especially as dependencies change.
Want to go crazy with wild grid layouts? Animation? Next-gen properties? You'll have to implement them in Tailwind by hand first, which kinda defies its reason. Do that a lot, and you'll soon feel like you're constantly fighting against your CSS framework.