tailwind is a library I don't like in many ways, but the criticisms in this post are pretty ridiculous. tailwind is not a library offered with the motto of component driven as the author mentioned. and instead of bloated packages like radix ui I think it's a more sensible solution. at least it gives a chance to follow a more optimal path. I think it is impossible to find an optimal way with the libraries it recommends. you should use everything just as the library intended.
> tailwind is not a library offered with the motto of component driven as the author mentioned.
I thought Tailwind shined the most when used within components (and why it's become so popular with React).. making components and not CSS the nexus of abstraction.
> and instead of bloated packages like radix ui I think it's a more sensible solution. ... I think it is impossible to find an optimal way with the libraries it recommends.
The author recommends ThemeUI, Rebass, Stitches and/or Radix for design systems. They might add undue bundle size, to various degrees.
But a recent and very powerful (close to as optimal as possible?) alternative is Tamagui which takes inspiration from all of those. All for the cost of some 20-27 kB, apparently with a clear path to come below 8 kB in the future: https://tamagui.dev/blog/version-one#bundle-size-reduction
