ELI5 TailwindCSS vs Material UI

Backend engineer looking to build some fullstack stuff. Can someone explain the difference between tailwind and material ui? Does a repo only need one or the other?
6 Replies
Matvey
Matvey3y ago
tailwind is a cool easy way to write css material ui is a component library and a design system
cje
cje3y ago
if you're a backend dev who just wants a half decent looking ui without putting in much work, a component library might actually be what you're looking for. personally id recommend chakra or mantine over mui but any of them are fine
Neto
Neto3y ago
without heavy theme customization, you can just look and know what ui lib the site is using
cje
cje3y ago
yes and thats fine for some types of projects the company i work for got bought for a 9 figure amount and the user facing ui is mostly bootstrap the value is elsewhere
Neto
Neto3y ago
yep
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