Separation of concerns violated by mixing styles with markup

Tailwind mixes CSS styling concerns directly into HTML markup, violating traditional separation of concerns principles and resulting in code that looks like inline styles, which many developers find aesthetically unpleasant.

Sources

• The Tailwind CSS Drama Your Users Don't Care About
• Helper Functions
• Tailwind CSS is the worst…
• Tailwind CSS - Unveiling the Hidden Downsides
• Disadvantages of Tailwind
• I tried to love TailwindCSS, here's why I couldn't | Balazs Barta ∙ Design Technologist
• Why Tailwind Isn't for Me
• Why I still Choose Tailwind CSS in 2025

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