Re:Hi, I’m a UX Developer - You’re a what?
by kenjackson on Thursday June 30, 2011 @12:29AM
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So I suppose lastly, I'd be distrustful as a rule of most people who claim to generate value through soft, rather than hard means.
I'm sympathetic to you, because I'm the "hard" science guy. When I studied CS, it was about hard science, because there generally weren't consumer facing jobs to be had.
But now most of the successful apps, and the ones talked about on HN aren't technically difficult. The reason things like the Thiel fund even are on the radar is because most apps, whether mobile or web, could be coded up by a modestly bright 13 year-old. Seriously. The part that separates great from forgotten is the UX and design.
There was once a popular saying that went something like, "Well he's no rocket scientist". I think its fair to say that we'll likely not hear people say, "Well he's no computer programmer". In fact if anything quite the opposite -- "Anyone can learn it... it's like programming".
I'm sympathetic to you, because I'm the "hard" science guy. When I studied CS, it was about hard science, because there generally weren't consumer facing jobs to be had.
But now most of the successful apps, and the ones talked about on HN aren't technically difficult. The reason things like the Thiel fund even are on the radar is because most apps, whether mobile or web, could be coded up by a modestly bright 13 year-old. Seriously. The part that separates great from forgotten is the UX and design.
There was once a popular saying that went something like, "Well he's no rocket scientist". I think its fair to say that we'll likely not hear people say, "Well he's no computer programmer". In fact if anything quite the opposite -- "Anyone can learn it... it's like programming".