So I decided to write a response instead.
Useful content will have to wait 😄

I actually agree with many of the points in the original article — especially around learning fundamentals. I just have a different perspective shaped by a different kind of work.

Let me start with a small disclaimer: I’ve written a lot — and I mean a lot — of handcrafted CSS in my life. Entire design systems. In fact, I got my first job in IT mostly thanks to my CSS skills, because my programming skills at the time were… let’s say “a work in progress” 😉

There was even a period when I made extra money building simple websites for clients. People literally paid me for delivering clean, aesthetic CSS.

So in theory, I should be the first person to defend handcrafted CSS and criticize Tailwind for polluting HTML.