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Half the problem is that we got spoiled from WYSIWYG tools of yesteryear. Drag-drop-boom!-Done! But it turned into rocket science when dealing with web browser
by tabtab 8y ago
Half the problem is that we got spoiled from WYSIWYG tools of yesteryear. Drag-drop-boom!-Done! But it turned into rocket science when dealing with web browser "auto-flow" and "responsive" design. Something that took 20 minutes in WYSIWYG now takes 4 weeks UNTIL you get proficient[1], and then the new different "in" layout framework comes along and you have to start at square 0 yet again. (Okay, maybe square 0.5 since some experience may transfer.)
It often seems like it would be easier to make 3 WYSIWYG designs for small, medium, and large screens. The device and/or server would pick the best fit of the 3. In other words, WYSIWYG x 3 < autoflow design time.
Reinventing 3 wheels is easier than reinventing one rocket.
Footnote 1: Often people fudge them to work most of the time, but glitches often show up over time as new browser or OS brands/versions come out and expose one's accidental fudging-based version lockin.