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Don’t your dare inline style!!!<\/h2>\n

That is what I used to tell myself while I coded. Honestly, even though I knew it was frowned upon, I would also just inline style. It was my dirty little secret as a web developer. It just felt more natural for me and efficient. Sure it looks like a garbage can was dumped on some of my HTML elements, but … I … Code … So … Much … Quicker!<\/p>\n

And then, my buddy introduced me to Tailwind CSS, a framework that is designed for 100% inline styling of elements. Not only did this completely vibe with my styling preference, it also allowed me to create intricate designs with ease.\u00a0Here<\/a>\u00a0is my portfolio site, styled with Tailwind CSS.<\/p>\n

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How it benefited me<\/h2>\n

As I progressed with my web development skills I noticed all of my websites started to look the same. The reason was in part due to my lack of design skills but also, I would just use CSS frameworks that everyone would use like Bootstrap. Customization of a site for me would be… changing the color of a navbar. \u00a0By not having to operate within the parameters of components from other CSS frameworks, I was free to change the size, color, placement, etc. of any and everything on a web page. Rounding edges, changing background colors, adding shadows could be applied directly to any HTML element, instantly. I no longer had to fight against the other CSS frameworks guidelines for custom styling.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h2>\n

I had such a tremendous experience with this framework. I encourage you to give it a try. It’s a blast!<\/p>\n

\u2013 The Coding Hotdog<\/p>\n

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