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  1. Next.js has two critical bugs that make it troublesome when developing in a non-Tailwind project.

    I recently encountered them and spent much time trying to make my project work again, but failed.

    When I browsed the issues, I found that I was not alone.

    #79531: github.com/vercel/next.js/issu
    #83941: github.com/vercel/next.js/issu

    #vercel #nextjs #tailwindcss #webpack #turbopack #css #csslayers

  2. Next.js has two critical bugs that make it troublesome when developing in a non-Tailwind project.

    I recently encountered them and spent much time trying to make my project work again, but failed.

    When I browsed the issues, I found that I was not alone.

    #79531: github.com/vercel/next.js/issu
    #83941: github.com/vercel/next.js/issu

    #vercel #nextjs #tailwindcss #webpack #turbopack #css #csslayers

  3. Re: Affordances and Lean CSS

    Stephen Margheim (fractaledmind) wrote Affordances: The Missing Layer in Frontend Architecture this month. This quick post is my reply to his great article. I hear the objection already: “Isn’t this just… semantic CSS classes? We tried that.” You’re right that we tried it. But “it didn’t work” deserves unpacking. I was indeed objecting that in my mind. But I was not thinking, "it didn't work." I was thinking, "and it has kept working for decades. Obviously the utility-only workflow described is terrible; it's why I refuse to choose Tailwind. How are affordances better than what's worked for a decade?" […]

    kerrick.blog/posts/2025/re-aff

  4. Re: Affordances and Lean CSS

    Stephen Margheim (fractaledmind) wrote Affordances: The Missing Layer in Frontend Architecture this month. This quick post is my reply to his great article. I hear the objection already: “Isn’t this just… semantic CSS classes? We tried that.” You’re right that we tried it. But “it didn’t work” deserves unpacking. I was indeed objecting that in my mind. But I was not thinking, "it didn't work." I was thinking, "and it has kept working for decades. Obviously the utility-only workflow described is terrible; it's why I refuse to choose Tailwind. How are affordances better than what's worked for a decade?" […]

    kerrick.blog/posts/2025/re-aff

  5. Re: Affordances and Lean CSS

    Stephen Margheim (fractaledmind) wrote Affordances: The Missing Layer in Frontend Architecture this month. This quick post is my reply to his great article. I hear the objection already: “Isn’t this just… semantic CSS classes? We tried that.” You’re right that we tried it. But “it didn’t work” deserves unpacking. I was indeed objecting that in my mind. But I was not thinking, "it didn't work." I was thinking, "and it has kept working for decades. Obviously the utility-only workflow described is terrible; it's why I refuse to choose Tailwind. How are affordances better than what's worked for a decade?" […]

    kerrick.blog/posts/2025/re-aff

  6. Re: Affordances and Lean CSS

    Stephen Margheim (fractaledmind) wrote Affordances: The Missing Layer in Frontend Architecture this month. This quick post is my reply to his great article. I hear the objection already: “Isn’t this just… semantic CSS classes? We tried that.” You’re right that we tried it. But “it didn’t work” deserves unpacking. I was indeed objecting that in my mind. But I was not thinking, "it didn't work." I was thinking, "and it has kept working for decades. Obviously the utility-only workflow described is terrible; it's why I refuse to choose Tailwind. How are affordances better than what's worked for a decade?" […]

    kerrick.blog/posts/2025/re-aff