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You’re absolutely right: Tailwind—or any tool, really—doesn’t create bad developers.
If anything, a mediocre developer may ship something cleaner-looking with better tooling, which just makes them slightly harder to spot. But better tools don’t magically turn mediocre developers into great ones.
This debate has existed forever. First it was “if you don’t write machine code, you’re not a real developer,” then assembly, then C, then Java, then “real devs don’t use frameworks”… and the cycle repeats with every language and stack: PHP, JavaScript, Python, React, Tailwind, you name it.
At the end of the day, what matters is solid fundamentals and choosing the right tool for the right job—taking into account real-world constraints like time, budget, maintainability, and team expertise.
And besides: my tailor is rich… because he doesn’t do bespoke unless you pay for it 😉
Full-stack dev sharing practical guides on WordPress, n8n automation, AI tools, Docker & self-hosting. Always experimenting with new tech to make life easier.
No, Sylwia, definitely not! Don’t change the way you write—keep bringing us your authenticity. That’s what gives your articles their flavor, and what makes them so engaging! (Well, let’s just say it definitely plays a part 😉)
You’re absolutely right: Tailwind—or any tool, really—doesn’t create bad developers.
If anything, a mediocre developer may ship something cleaner-looking with better tooling, which just makes them slightly harder to spot. But better tools don’t magically turn mediocre developers into great ones.
This debate has existed forever. First it was “if you don’t write machine code, you’re not a real developer,” then assembly, then C, then Java, then “real devs don’t use frameworks”… and the cycle repeats with every language and stack: PHP, JavaScript, Python, React, Tailwind, you name it.
At the end of the day, what matters is solid fundamentals and choosing the right tool for the right job—taking into account real-world constraints like time, budget, maintainability, and team expertise.
And besides: my tailor is rich… because he doesn’t do bespoke unless you pay for it 😉
Thanks, Pascal 😄 Exactly — there’s always someone who’s a “more real” developer than the rest of us 😂
And the tailor analogy is perfect! I probably could’ve written a more balanced post like this… but then would we have had this much discussion? 😄
No, Sylwia, definitely not! Don’t change the way you write—keep bringing us your authenticity. That’s what gives your articles their flavor, and what makes them so engaging! (Well, let’s just say it definitely plays a part 😉)
No worries there — I usually write first, publish, and only then start thinking about it 😄