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What We’re Excited About In TailwindCSS 3

January 4, 2022 Tim Website Design, HTML

Here on the Gecko Designs Dev Team, we’re excited to be using Tailwind CSS. We love the paradigm that it brings. It’s incredibly flexible, but provides some constraints that promote consistency. The build tools help keep the CSS file size limited to only what’s necessary, preventing slow loading times. And it’s well thought out – there are built in solutions for nearly any problem. In short, it’s a great tool and we enjoy using it. We’re even more excited now that version 3 has been released. 

The three biggest additions to Tailwind that we’re excited about are the new Just-In-Time compiler, new colored box shadows and a new color opacity syntax.

The new JIT compiler is awesome. First, it’s incredibly fast. It cuts down on build and compile times dramatically, making site development faster and easier. Additionally, and maybe more importantly, it enables arbitrary values to be used for the first time. This allows us to use any value as needed and develop pixel-perfect sites to match the designs our Design Team creates.

The standard gray box shadows are a little dull and dreary. Being able to add colors to box shadows adds polish and sharpness to our sites.

In addition to these updates, comes a new syntax to add opacity values to colors. Previously, opacity was added separately. Now, it can be set at the same time as the color. It might seem like a small change, but it makes for a quick, easy and fun development experience – always a nice addition.

We love working with Tailwind. It’s a fun tool to use and helps us deliver beautiful websites quickly. We’re excited by what’s new and can’t wait to see what’s next.

– The Gecko Designs Dev Team

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Donald Briggs 3 weeks ago
Because the service we received greatly exceeded our expectations; I wish more stars could be added to this Gecko review. When our firm, Briggs Architecture, relocated to Missoula in 2016, our website and brand did not reflect the desired image. Gecko listened to us, understood our mission, and helped us breakdown what seemed to be an insurmountable problem into manageable pieces and then brought it all together creatively. Gabe, Melissa, Kate and the whole Gecko team continue to update our website and manage our Google presence. They are very professional and fun to work with and I am more than happy to refer Gecko as the best provider with whom we've worked.
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Rachel Van Brocklin 2 months ago
Gecko Designs is one of the best vendors I've ever hired and worked with in more than 15 years of education and advocacy communications. The work of our nonprofit organization is complex, and they have done exceptional work to help us make what we do clear to a broader external audience. Everyone we've worked with on their team has brought focus, expertise, intelligence, and fun to our work together. I look forward to many more projects with Gecko in the future!
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Matt Ludin 2 months ago
Working with Gecko in managing our site (Yellowstone Forever) has been an incredibly positive experience. They have offered and implemented countless solutions and updates to our site. And provide training so that we may also implement site changes internally. They have always provided quality, professional service and in a timely manner. Couldn’t be happier.
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Karen Poplawski 2 months ago
Melissa, Gabe and the entire Gecko team are supportive, efficient, and reliable. They are easy to reach and always approach each request with professionalism. Their partnership is highly valuable.
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Erin Fitzgerald 8 months ago
We were so happy to find Gecko Designs at Yellowstone Forever when looking for a new company to take over management and design of our nonprofit website! They understood the intricacies of working with nonprofits and jumped right in to help us ensure our site was up to date. They are quick to come to the table to solutions and ideas, and bring the creative mindset we were looking for!