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Re:Sketch – Part of your world: Why we’re proud to build a t... by polishdude20 on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:17PM (#24904187)
Why use sketch at all anymore now that we have figma? It's browser based, so cross platform and it does everything sketch does for free.
Re:Sketch – Part of your world: Why we’re proud to build a t... by threeqhan on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:53PM (#24904345)
Because it's slow and difficult to use compared to sketch. Plus I need my files on my drive 100% of the time and routinely work without reliable network access.

I get kind of why Figma is popular, it solves issues with sharing and collaboration. But the day to day usage is crippled by the fact it's in a browser and not a standalone app where I need it to have total control over keybindings and shortcuts for my workflow. Meanwhile in the browser, hijacking that behavior is a UX antipattern.

Sketch is just so much less cumbersome than Figma it's not even funny. It's easier to use than illustrator and Xd too.

Re:Sketch – Part of your world: Why we’re proud to build a t... by polishdude20 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @12:22PM (#24908919)
Ok that's fair. To add an opposing viewpoint, I've never noticed any slowdown with figma for the stuff I do. Then again, I don't use keybindings.