6 CSS micro frameworks compared

CSS micro frameworks are lightweight, flexible libraries designed to streamline the process of building frontend projects by offering essential components and utility classes without JavaScript dependencies. They cater to developers seeking to avoid designing from scratch and offer an initial learning curve but ultimately speed up frontend builds. The text discusses six micro frameworks: Tachyons, Tailwind CSS, Pure, Plume, Milligram, and Spectre, highlighting their unique features, sizes, and browser support. Tachyons and Tailwind CSS focus on modular and utility-first approaches, with Tailwind offering extensive customization options. Pure provides a more traditional styling approach with component classes, while Plume and Milligram offer minimalistic styling with customization potential. Spectre stands out for its robust set of styling classes and multi-language support, maintaining a small size despite its capabilities. These frameworks allow developers to customize components easily, unlike more comprehensive libraries like Bootstrap, providing a nearly blank canvas for web development projects.