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Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by rorykoehler on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:16PM (#25510680)
Engineers typically aren’t tasked with increasing revenue/engagement.
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Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by Nextgrid on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:22PM (#25510761)
Unfortunately I have to disagree - if there weren't any engineers around to implement the dark patterns they wouldn't be as prevalent. Maybe this calls for an equivalent of the Hippocratic Oath but in the tech world?
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Re:Hotwire: HTML over the Wire by rorykoehler on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @04:35PM (#25511537)
Brick layers. Developers develop, designers design was more my point, though of course this line is blurred in many organisations.
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