Build Beautiful CLI Apps Using Termwind
summary
Live coding shows Termwind exposes an HTML-like API and Tailwind-style utility classes for the terminal, letting code set colors, padding, margins, flex layout, space utilities and custom styles instead of escape codes. Examples include terminal.clear, an ask(prompt) that returns user input, a live refresh loop and arrow-key selection built on top of live rendering inside Laravel Zero-style apps. Demo works interactively and the presenter cites Tailwind shipped in Laravel with about 4 million 500 downloads.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:46Problem with CLI styling
- 3:35Basic Termwind usage
- 6:06HTML tags and spacing
- 8:11Flexbox and alignment
- 10:41Custom classes and colors
- 12:03Dynamic space filling
- 13:51Building a schedule layout
- 14:34Refactoring with styles
- 16:02Terminal cleanup
- 16:46User input with Termwind
- 18:53Why style CLI apps
- 20:01Termwind in Laravel Zero
- 21:27Live updates feature
- 22:30Interactive selection
- 23:33Hotkey loading analogy
- 24:37Conclusion and stats
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