I’m fine with a find and replace at build time with xl:text-bold xl:p-4 for that very reason, that would be my expectation.
Yes you can make utility classes for typography styles..that’s entirely the point of extending the framework, they are extremely clear that you should even.
None of this precludes the idea that it is configurable to the point of making it a better solution for one’s needs.
Personally the vanilla extract example looks like literal boilerplate hell for any sort of actually complex application. It might make complete sense if the whole thing was based on a declarative template where the objects also define elements but here it is just SCSS done elsewhere.
The reason why people like Tailwind at build time is that it removes a step of defining classes out of the flow and puts all your styles in one place. That is the innovation: mental, not technical. I have a pet theory that Tailwind is more preferred by those with ADHD as it completely removes a mental blocker element.
VE is a SCSS substitute for those that like TypeScript instead of SCSS as a language, you can do the same stuff in either one. They even have custom utility classes too. Why I like it is it enforces a design system onto your code. In the Tailwind world the library CVA does the same thing so it's not a novel concept.
Yes you can make utility classes for typography styles..that’s entirely the point of extending the framework, they are extremely clear that you should even. None of this precludes the idea that it is configurable to the point of making it a better solution for one’s needs.
Personally the vanilla extract example looks like literal boilerplate hell for any sort of actually complex application. It might make complete sense if the whole thing was based on a declarative template where the objects also define elements but here it is just SCSS done elsewhere.
The reason why people like Tailwind at build time is that it removes a step of defining classes out of the flow and puts all your styles in one place. That is the innovation: mental, not technical. I have a pet theory that Tailwind is more preferred by those with ADHD as it completely removes a mental blocker element.