Should You Learn Tailwind Before CSS? w/ Bree Hall

This week, live from React Miami, Chuck, and special guest co-host Aaron Francis, talk with Bree Hall about React styling strategies, Tailwind CSS, and whether you should learn fundamentals before frameworks (spoiler: it depends). They explore the evolution of Next.js, the importance of developer momentum, and how to break into tech in today’s landscape.In this episode:(00:00) - Intro(02:11) - Rum rating and review: Roble Viejo Extra Anejo 8yrs(07:25) - Hot Take: Tailwind vs vanilla CSS(12:54) - Bree's React Miami talk: Styles & SASSy(15:16) - Has Tailwind made CSS too easy?(17:47) - Hot Take: Why you don't need to learn CSS or PHP before jumping into Tailwind or Laravel(23:34) - Bree's journey into tech(26:49) - The strengths and weaknesses of React(27:29) - Where does React end and Next.js begin?(31:24) - Why Astro is great(33:04) - Using the tools that work for you(36:38) - Life at HubSpot(39:45) - Bree's favorite food spots(44:48) - Theme parks and tech(47:10) - Parenting in the internet age(52:06) - If not in tech, what would Bree do instead?(53:52) - PlugsLinksRoble Viejo Extra Anejo 8yrs: https://ronroble.com/nuestros-rones/extra-anejo/React Miami: https://www.reactmiami.com/Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/Bacardi: https://www.bacardi.com/Flor De Cana 18: https://www.flordecana.com/Captain Morgan: https://www.captainmorgan.com/Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/Emotion: https://emotion.sh/Vanilla Extract: https://vanilla-extract.style/SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/React: https://react.dev/Laravel: https://laravel.com/jQuery: https://jquery.com/Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopKubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/Angular: https://angular.dev/Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/Astro: https://astro.build/Vite: https://vite.dev/Ember: https://emberjs.com/Neon: https://neon.tech/Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M4 hours to build an e-commerce app — Web Dev Challenge S1E9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpQQxD8vc4Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/HubSpot: https://hubspot.comGitHub: https://github.comIchi Koroshi Ramen: https://www.instagram.com/ichikoroshi/Disney World: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/Lego: https://lego.comBoston Dynamics: https://bostondynamics.com/Universal: https://www.universalorlando.com/Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net/Screencasting.com: https://screencasting.comConnect with BreeWebsite: https://www.bytesofbree.com/X / Twitter: https://x.com/bytesofbreeConnect with Chuck and RobbieRobbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rdSubscribe and stay in touchWebsite: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnotWhiskey Web and Whatnot MerchEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.