Adam Wathan • 8/2/2020

Tailwind CSS: From Side-Project Byproduct to Multi-Million Dollar Business

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The article details the origin story of Tailwind CSS, from its inception as a set of utility classes for a failed side-project called 'Digest' in 2015 to its growth into a major CSS framework with over 10 million installs. It explains the author's initial frustration with Bootstrap 4's switch to Sass, the development of a Less-based utility system, and how this evolved into Tailwind CSS. The post also highlights the commercial success of Tailwind UI, which generated nearly $2 million in revenue within five months of launch.

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