Linaria Maintainer Builds dx-styles to Fix Zero-Runtime CSS-in-JS Gaps

The maintainer of Linaria and creator of wyw-in-js has launched a new styling library called dx-styles after six years working on compile-time CSS-in-JS tooling. Two recurring problems with Linaria drove the decision: component interpolations in styled templates frequently break static evaluation, and the library lacks first-class support for variants, tokens, and multipart components central to design systems. Fixing both issues would require breaking changes incompatible with Linaria's existing user base, so Linaria will remain maintained while dx-styles starts fresh. The author also noted that slow build times — sometimes consuming tens of minutes and gigabytes of RAM — pushed the new tool toward maximizing static evaluation at compile time. dx-styles is designed for teams building design systems who want typed styles and structured theming without runtime overhead.