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> everybody already knows Bash

Highly doubt it.

> at the cost of readability.

You mean the readability of "p-2 bg-red-500 text-lg font-medium" or "i-dont-remember-what-this-class-does"?

I'd argue the readability in Tailwind is better. Tailwind is highly indicative of what it does and doesn't waste time when it comes to consistency.

The only real argument is that it adds extra length to the class attribute, but then again, it doesn't cause issues like finding the same class in 50 different CSS files or not having any auto-completion.

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> You mean the readability of "p-2 bg-red-500 text-lg font-medium" or "i-dont-remember-what-this-class-does"

No, I'm pretty sure he means the readability of "absolute bottom-0 text-sm md:text-base text-white leading-relaxed tracking-tighter transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out m-3 md:m-4 px-6 md:px-8 py-4 md:py-6 opacity-0 w-full", as opposed to a single well-named class such as "image-caption".

Well at least I won't have to have 2 split windows just to know what 'image-caption' is and the tailwind class you wrote, perfectly readable and understandable.

If long class names aren't your thing, then sure, use CSS, but I'd rather save time and have understandable code than maintain those CSS classes like "image-caption".

If you're writing only once, sure, have as long class names as you want, since you yourself don't want to maintain your code in the future apparently.

> since you yourself don't want to maintain your code in the future apparently.

Well, I don't appreciate the snarky comment, quite honestly. But okay, I'll assume you have had more experience than me, and you've managed things I haven't, have a good day.

> Well at least I won't have to have 2 split windows just to know what 'image-caption' is

> I'd rather save time and have understandable code than maintain those CSS classes like "image-caption".

Sorry, but the snarkiness was in your comment first, and when you said you didn't want to maintain those classes, that's exactly what it sounded like to me, that, well, you didn't want to maintain said code. If you had a different point I'd be happy to hear it.

Yeah, it's bgcolor="#30312c" all over again. (One thing I like about Tailwind though is that at least it enforces some kind of grid and design tokens, but you can (and should!) easily reproduce it with CSS variables.)

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