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>and he's being honest oh, come the fuck on. it's "AI made us do it" drivel that companies began to justify layoffs with in 2023 (!!!). Tailwind is just anoth
by Alex2037 8mo ago
>and he's being honest
oh, come the fuck on. it's "AI made us do it" drivel that companies began to justify layoffs with in 2023 (!!!).
Tailwind is just another FOTM frontend thing. I saw dozens of them come, gain some popularity, then abruptly disappear once the marketing budget ran out.
- jact 8mo agoHe mentions that tailwind is more popular than ever before but their revenue is down 80% so unless he’s lying about that it makes sense rather than tailwind going out of style.
- bryanrasmussen 8mo agoI suppose Tailwind might be more popular because it fits AI development better?
- sureglymop 8mo agoHowever, why is that even surprising? Tailwind is essentially a frontend css stylesheet. What business could there possibly be around that? I understand, they have UI kits, books, etc. but just fundamentally, it was never going to be easy to monetize around that long term, with or without AI.
- hn_throwaway_99 8mo agoThe comment you are responding to said their revenue is down 80%. So they did monetize training and services, and I don't see how that would have been a problem long term if AI didn't come along and make all of that unnecessary.
- sureglymop 8mo agoYes. The point I was trying to make was that after the initial hype disappears, sales in those categories would probably taper off regardless. But it is purely my opinion.
- camdenreslink 8mo agoTailwind also has a compiler of sorts (so you only include in the bundle the exact styles you need) and a bunch of tooling built around it. In an alternate universe it could have been a fully paid enterprise tool, but then it might not have caught on.