Real World Tailwind CSS: The "Gatekeeper" Architecture: A Senior Developer's Guide (Part 1/2)

Short summary

Design systems scale when component authoring and feature development are separated: component authors (gatekeepers) build reusable UI primitives with Tailwind and manage design consistency, while feature developers assemble them into product features. This architecture centralizes styling decisions, reduces maintenance burden, and enables consistent updates across the entire application without touching individual pages.

• •Separate component authoring from feature development to scale teams effectively
• •Centralize styling in reusable components managed by a core design team
• •Enforce boundaries through lint rules and code review to prevent ad-hoc styling in feature code

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