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111: Jeffrey Way - Building the New Laracasts with Tailwind CSS


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Topics include:

  • How Jeffrey has written CSS historically, and what drew him to a utility-first approach
  • Incrementally replacing Bulma with Tailwind
  • The importance of solidifying your Tailwind configuration before beginning to implement a design
  • The new Tailwind color system
  • Why choosing a color palette in advance is much better than using preprocessor functions like darken() or lighten()
  • How duplicating your markup is often a better solution than trying to write incredibly crafty responsive CSS
  • How Tailwind helps with performance by letting you keep your CSS cached
  • How to use CSS variables to create multiple themes for the same Tailwind site

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Links:

  • Laracasts
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Group Hover in Tailwind
  • Mobile Twitter, responsive app without media queries
  • Theming Tailwind demo on GitHub
  • Easy Tailwind Themes Using CSS Variables, free lesson on Laracasts
  • Laravel, Vue and SPAs, Laracasts series on building an SPA with Tailwind CSS
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