When most development teams first encounter Tailwind CSS, they tend to categorize it simply as a "utility-first CSS framework." This initial perception, while not entirely wrong, fails to capture the broader strategic direction the project is heading. If you carefully observe the recent version updates, a clear pattern emerges: Tailwind is progressively absorbing capabilities that traditionally belonged to build tools and design system layers.The three major updates in version 4.2—the official Webpack plugin, the expanded color palette, and ...