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by pcthrowaway 1116 days ago
It's actually $180/year (works out to $15/month), not $360/year

And I was definitely interested in trying it out; however, I don't see a free trial.

Also, does it make you more money if you have an employer? There's a good chance your employer will pay you the same whether or not you use this tool.

If it saves the employer money or makes you more productive, then the employer should pay for it right?

But as a developer, I'd usually have to be the one advocating for it, then the employer would have to assess and approve the expense. All so I can start using a tool that costs money, which I won't be able to take with me to a different employer.

When I'm assessing the tools I might invest my time in, I generally prefer tools which are portable. The only way something like CSS Pro makes sense to me, is if I'm self-employed or freelancing; in that case I can either raise my rates or bill the same amount while working a bit less. But even for freelancers, many wouldn't consider it without a trial.

> $360 / year, what is that, 3 dinners for 2 people in a year

Nice of you to assume we're all cheap, when many of us are scraping by and have to be pretty cautious where we spend our money. $360 US is nearly what I spend on food in a month.

edit: I tried playing with it in the page, and it's incredibly limiting. Tailwind and hot reloading make things so much easier faster. With this tool, I can't really position elements, I can't add new DOM nodes and delete others. Or I couldn't figure out how to anyway. This is definitely not the tool for me, but might be useful for a non-technical designer who is just starting to learn CSS or doesn't know CSS