Re:The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop
by specialist on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:59PM
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User interface developers have always been less numerous and undervalued.
Back in the day, Mitch Kapor (Lotus 1-2-3) was widely panned for claiming design is a skill set separate from programming, and should be valued equally.
Not much has changed since.
> frontend is probably the hardest part of the stack
Again, this has always been true. Especially in terms of fit & finish. It's really no comparison. And it gets harder over time.
The real bummer with UI work is when you nail it, almost no one will notice.
Back in the day, Mitch Kapor (Lotus 1-2-3) was widely panned for claiming design is a skill set separate from programming, and should be valued equally.
Not much has changed since.
> frontend is probably the hardest part of the stack
Again, this has always been true. Especially in terms of fit & finish. It's really no comparison. And it gets harder over time.
The real bummer with UI work is when you nail it, almost no one will notice.