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TanStack Devtools: One Panel to Rule Them All

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Aug 18, 2025
Discover the latest in TanStack DevTools, where developers can streamline their tools for a more cohesive experience. Explore the rising popularity of CSS-in-JS with Panda CSS and the intriguing findings from the State of CSS survey. Dive into the drama of AI startup Perplexity's outrageous bid for Chrome, amidst the antics of Google Gemini. Enjoy a heartfelt reflection on the adventurous atmosphere of sports events and captivating podcast recommendations, plus the benefits of VPNs for travelers.
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INSIGHT

Legacy Sass Persists, New Tools Lag

  • Preprocessor usage is declining but Sass remains widely present in existing apps.
  • Newer CSS-in-JS or atomic tools (vanilla-extract, Panda) show low adoption despite positive sentiment.
ADVICE

Choose Tools By Team Size

  • If you maintain a large cross-team codebase, evaluate newer CSS systems like Panda or vanilla-extract for consistent design across frameworks.
  • For small projects, prefer pragmatic defaults like Tailwind to move fast.
ANECDOTE

Panda CSS v1 Feature Recap

  • Panda CSS v1 focuses on static analysis, atomic CSS output, and RSC compatibility out of the box.
  • It also offers type safety, lightweight runtimes, cascade layers, and cross-framework style contexts.
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