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3: Utility CSS and Tailwind

In this episode we talk about utility CSS, utility-first approaches with frameworks such as Tailwind and why these could be useful to have in your styling setup or design system.

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🔗 LINKS

Adam Wathan on utility first CSS
https://adamwathan.me/css-utility-classes-and-separation-of-concerns/

Tailwind
https://tailwindcss.com/

Tailwind cheat sheet
https://nerdcave.com/tailwind-cheat-sheet

Tachyons
https://tachyons.io/

CSS Stats
https://cssstats.com/

BEM
http://getbem.com/

ITCSS
https://www.xfive.co/blog/itcss-scalable-maintainable-css-architecture/

BEMIT
https://csswizardry.com/2015/08/bemit-taking-the-bem-naming-convention-a-step-further/

In Defense of Utility-First CSS
https://frontstuff.io/in-defense-of-utility-first-css

Tailwind versus BEM
https://thoughtbot.com/blog/tailwind-versus-bem

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