Oops, I Didn’t Know There Was a Tailwind CSS v4 😅

I was knee-deep in a Next.js project, feeling like a tech boss, until Tailwind CSS decided to humble me.

The goal was simple: build a clean, responsive landing page for a small business client. I opened VS Code, created my folders, spun up my Next.js app, and slapped on some Tailwind magic.

Except… the magic wasn’t working. 

At first, I thought I missed a closing tag (because, classic), but the styles just refused to show. I uninstalled and reinstalled Tailwind. I restarted my dev server like I was rebooting my life. Nothing.

Google became my best friend again (as always), and that’s when I found it:

Tailwind CSS v4 had just been released, and I had no idea.
No wonder things were breaking like overripe plantain under pressure.

Cue internal screaming.

But here’s the part I love: after the debugging, after the late nights with red, tired eyes, after nearly giving up and switching to plain CSS (😵), I pulled through. The landing page came out clean, responsive, and so on-brand you’d think I was part of their marketing team.

Lessons learned:

• Always check the version docs (they sneak up on you).
• Google is still a developer’s BFF.
• Errors aren’t signs you’re failing, they’re proof you’re doing.

So, yes,I still battle with bugs. I still stare at errors like they’re written in Greek. But guess what? I build beautiful, functional landing pages for small businesses that want to shine online.

Need one? You already know who to call. 😉

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