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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS frameworks - what they are, why they’re important, and when (and when not) to use them. Stackbit - Sponsor Build modern JAMStack websites in minutes. Stackbit lets you combine any theme, site generator and CMS without complicated integrations. Join the beta today by visiting stackbit.com/syntaxfm. Show Notes 2:52 - What is a CSS framework? Pre-written CSS that takes over the basic styling of your app Can include just utilities or lots of styles (minimal to overboard) Twitter Bootstrap and Zurb Foundation were the pioneers Follow different CSS styles from “functional CSS” to utility-first to BEM 7:33 - Functional (aka Utility) based Tachyons Tailwind 9:59 - Preprocessor based Bootstrap 11:33 - Styled Components based Rebass Styled Systems Facepaint 15:50 - Why use one? Makes styling FAST Makes hard things easy Some, like Bootstrap, have themes Keeps your own CSS minimal and organized Built on an established system Lots of people use the same CSS 19:22 - Why not use one? CSS class hell Stops you from learning how CSS works Size (not all have this problem) Brotli, Purify CSS You will be overriding a ton of it You like exclusively writing the code you need and nothing else Links Jamstack Gatsby Hugo Jekyll Bootstrap Foundation Tailwind CSS Tachyons Styled System REBASS Facepaint Brotli Purify CSS Cloudflare Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets