Brent • 10/1/2025

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The article is a personal reflection on the author's journey from frontend development to a reliance on Tailwind CSS. They discuss how using the utility-first framework has made them forget the underlying CSS properties and syntax, creating a form of 'vendor lock-in'. The piece explores the trade-offs between Tailwind's component-based convenience and the loss of fundamental CSS knowledge, wishing for a tool that maintains a one-to-one mapping with standard CSS.

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