Css vs Tailwind

suman_- — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:33:06 +0000

What is the main difference between CSS and Tailwind CSS?

When I started learning CSS, I used to wonder how hard it would be to build a full website. In my first project, I used pure CSS and ended up writing around 600 lines of code just to style the frontend. It was a good learning experience, but quite time-consuming.

But now that I’ve learned Tailwind CSS, I realize how easy and efficient it can be to build websites.

🔍 Example:

Let’s say you want to create a box and give it a background color.

In traditional CSS:
- You have to create a separate CSS file (or use a <style> tag or inline styles, which is not clean).
- Then you write something like:
```
<div class="box"></div>
```

```css
.box {
  background-color: blue;
}
```

In Tailwind CSS:
- You can do it directly in the HTML:
```
<div class="bg-blue-500"></div>
```

You don’t need a separate CSS file — just include the Tailwind CSS CDN or set it up in your project, and you’re good to go.

Today i have build my first project...

suman_- — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:07:03 +0000

🌐 I’ve built my first project using HTML & CSS – a fully responsive EdTech website named Skillora!

While I know that Tailwind CSS is widely used nowadays and helps in building UI faster with utility classes, I intentionally chose to work with pure CSS for this project. My aim was to get hands-on experience with core CSS concepts like flexbox, grid, media queries, and responsiveness from the ground up. I believe that before using abstraction tools, having a solid understanding of the basics is crucial.

📱 Built with a mobile-first approach
🎨 Designed with a clean, modern layout
💻 Practiced structuring semantic HTML and writing maintainable CSS
🧠 Learned a lot about responsive design, visual hierarchy, and layout building
🔗 Check it out here: my web url ->

This project marks the beginning of my web development journey. I’m looking forward to exploring JavaScript next, and later diving into frameworks like Tailwind CSS and React.

I’d really appreciate your feedback! Let me know what you think 🙌

HTML #CSS #WebDevelopment #ResponsiveDesign #FrontendDevelopment #EdTech #100DaysOfCode #CodingJourney #DevPortfolio

DEV Community: suman_-

Css vs Tailwind

Today i have build my first project...

HTML #CSS #WebDevelopment #ResponsiveDesign #FrontendDevelopment #EdTech #100DaysOfCode #CodingJourney #DevPortfolio