Piyush Dubey
1 min readDec 23, 2024

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Thanks for the feedback! I see what you mean, and I appreciate the chance to clarify things. I definitely didn’t mean to come across like the changes are game-changing in the most dramatic sense, but rather that they're useful improvements for those working with Tailwind.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what's new in Tailwind CSS 4:

- Better Grid Layouts: There are some new grid utilities that make building complex layouts easier, without having to write custom CSS.

- Aspect Ratio Utility: The built-in aspect-ratio utility is a nice addition for controlling things like images and videos responsively.

- Container Queries (Experimental): Tailwind 4 adds early support for container queries, which helps make layouts even more flexible and responsive to their parent elements.

- JIT Improvements: The JIT engine is faster and more efficient, helping reduce build sizes and making the whole dev experience smoother.

- Typography Tweaks: New utilities for controlling text (like line-height and letter-spacing) give you more control over typography.

- Customization & Extensibility: Tailwind 4 makes it easier to tweak themes and use CSS variables, which is a big help for more complex or dynamic designs.

- Performance Boosts: There are also a bunch of small bug fixes and optimizations that make everything run a little smoother.

So, while it’s not a total game-changer, I think these updates are pretty handy for streamlining development and making Tailwind even more flexible.

Hope that clears things up! Thanks again for pointing that out.

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Piyush Dubey
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