The Great Divide: Tailwind CSS vs. Styled Components in the Era of Server Components
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The debate between Utility-First CSS and CSS-in-JS isn’t new, but the battlefield has shifted dramatically. If you asked me three years ago, I might have flipped a coin. But in the landscape of late 2025, with React Server Components (RSC) becoming the default architecture for frameworks like Next.js and Remix, the decision carries much more weight than simple aesthetic preference.