tailwind is probably the worst css framework i've ever seen
it's not even a fucking framework
it's literally "hey, what if you wrote style tags into class tags instead"
that's all it fucking is, hey, relearn css but worse, fuck you
"it's so much smaller than bootstrap"
so is just writing only the css you need if you're gonna do that?????????
It's even worse than that. Bootstrap 5.3.1 is actually ~50% smaller than Tailwind. The default Tailwind configuration comes with 36.4KB minified and g-zipped. Compared to Bootstrap at 22.1KB , Tailwind is 14.3KB heavier.
Don't get me wrong, Tailwind has its place (cohost is built with Tailwind, and I believe this was a good choice), but Bootstrap is the reigning champion of websites that Just Work. Not every website needs to have an extremely distinct and intricate style [most should Not].
I somewhat loathe web development, but if you want to make something that laypeople can interact with, it's basically inevitable. Bootstrap is wonderful because it allows me to very quickly throw together a competent-looking web interface for something and know that it will just work on every device and with every accessiblity tool.
Sent from cohost for Nintendo DSI
