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I would say coders should design, too. Sure, they don't have to be great designers (much like designers don't need to know anything more than HTML and CSS). H
by gkoberger 17y ago
I would say coders should design, too.
Sure, they don't have to be great designers (much like designers don't need to know anything more than HTML and CSS).
However, a good programmer can create really bad software if they don't know anything about design. Many of the same "reasons" from this article can be applied to programmers designing, too.
- btilly 17y agoI would disagree. There are a lot of different kinds of coders out there, and many should not waste their time learning anything about visual design. For instance I find myself in back end roles. Take my current job. That is a mix of analyzing software for what needs to be monitored, writing said monitoring, and fixing or escalating when said monitoring indicates that something has gone wrong. Nothing I do comes anywhere near anything resembling an end user. So what point is there in my learning about graphic design? On the other hand every good person I know who does front end development also knows something of design. If for no other reason than to establish a common language with the designer. But taking your point one step farther, I think it is important that everyone learn something about the jobs of the people we interact with every day.