Ask an Expert: Get started with Tailwind CSS

This week, we are joined by tech educator Shruti Balasa, who's here to get us started with Tailwind CSS!

🌬 Contents 🌬

0:00 - Introduction
2:50 - Why use Tailwind?
6:36 - I want to create an event website, can I create it entirely using Tailwind?
7:42 - How does Tailwind compare to Bootstrap or Material UI?
9:22 - Shruti’s Tailwind demo
32:07 Michael links to an awesome talk about Utility first vs. Utility Last
32:29 - Do you need to know much CSS to use Tailwind?
35:19 - How would you recreate a design given to you with Tailwind since there are predetermined utility classes?
41:29 - Is there a danger of making sites that look formulaic without the full freedom of CSS?
42:50 - How do you handle site maintenance with Tailwind?
47:02 - Are all CSS properties included in Tailwind?
48:20 - Browser support
50:42 - How can you use Tailwind on a project locally?
52:53 - Shruti talks about her new book
56:37 - What’s the most amazing thing about Tailwind for you?

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🐦Say hi on Twitter:

[abhijitbarman]

I think the main reason to use Tailwind is it's great CSS Architechture, automatically generation of all possible utilities and variants for your design system, the JIT mode, easy to customize, DRY CSS, avoiding silly class name invention.

[DavePerth]

Oh dear, audio coming from Shruti is hard to hear compared to the host :( Hope someone notices and fixes it?