The problem is that CEOs without full context can fall victim to cargo cult trends. "Everyone is using Tailwind, so we should too."
In my experience, Tailwind is great, and improves productivity, IF you are building an SPA with a modern javascript framework like React, that uses "components" as the primary UI abstraction. In that context, utility classes make a lot of sense.
But if you're doing traditional static content with semantic markup, then the traditional CSS stylesheet is still the better abstraction, and tailwind hurts developer productivity.
In my experience, Tailwind is great, and improves productivity, IF you are building an SPA with a modern javascript framework like React, that uses "components" as the primary UI abstraction. In that context, utility classes make a lot of sense.
But if you're doing traditional static content with semantic markup, then the traditional CSS stylesheet is still the better abstraction, and tailwind hurts developer productivity.