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

In this episode, Adam talks to Jeffrey Way about the process of building the brand new Laracasts.com with Tailwind CSS.

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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