I don't know about you, but I don't mind not writing CSS. There's just some unique stress that comes with trying the styles in your head, and not seeing them manifest on the page. That's the stuff nightmares are made of. That's why I prefer to use a front-end framework for CSS. They're great because they handle all the technical parts that could keep you up at night like responsiveness and coding the navbar. Two of the most popular are Bootstrap and Tailwind CSS, and in this article, I'll be comparing the two technologies and giving my verdict on the one I prefer.
Bootstrap is a front-end framework with pre-styled components. This means it has custom styles for HTML elements, from buttons to navbars, and even its own colors."
Tailwind CSS, on the other hand, uses a different approach. Rather than having pre-styled components, it provides some low-level utility classes that you can combine and create the designs directly.
From this, I bet you can sense some pros and cons already. For starters, while there's some level of uniqueness in Tailwind CSS, as you can design a page that would be custom made for you, there's this default look that a website designed with Bootstrap would have. You'd have to either use a CSS preprocessor like SASS to customize their default styles, or you'd overwrite the ones you'd want to overwrite with your custom CSS, if you don't want your webpage to look "Bootstrapy."
However, Bootstrap, with its already predefined styles, is much easier for beginners to pick up than Tailwind CSS. In fact, their documentation is easy to read and understand, and not a pain to go through. The 'RTFM' chant that is a slogan in our field, would not send a beginner developer into depression as the docs are super easy to navigate.
In summary, I like Bootstrap for the fact that it's easy to use, but Tailwind CSS would be better for those who would want more control in their web design duties. While you can still have a bit of control with Bootstrap, you would need knowledge of CSS preprocessing or the correct way to override their custom styles to maintain a level of control over your work.
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